This version of African mask would embody a spirit of the bush. These very refined masks, associated with the mangam ceremonies of the Mama , or Kantana , are used within the ethnic group by members of a male association responsible for maintaining social order and increasing or promoting agricultural production. It is in fact in the north of Benoué that several ethnic groups produce very stylized masks worn on top of the head. Pinkish ochre grainy patina. This mask whose horns symbolize fertility is therefore danced during festivals related to agricultural fertility and sometimes human fertility. The masks are kept in the sacred wood and are brought back to the village to accompany the deceased to the afterlife or to participate in the enthronement of a chief.
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