Keeping Order Handcrafted Congo Zaire Wood Mask _artisan--novica-artisan-13040 Slip-resistant soles

Slip-resistant soles

Large 17" 24" 20"

Higinio Hernandez handcrafts this mask to ask the gods' assurance of an abundant maize harvest

but suitable for all seasons

Knit from 100% alpaca

Keeping Order Handcrafted Congo Zaire Wood Mask _artisan--novica-artisan-13040 Slip-resistant solesThis highly stylized mask represents a personage who wears a turban. Richly adorned with aluminum repouss, its colors are red and black. 'This mask is worn by the selected few in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its purpose is for maintaining order in the community,' artisan Robert Nortey explains. 'These masks are meant for use on ritual or political occasions to arbitrate conflicts and punish wrongdoers.' materials: Sese wood and aluminum 18 in. H