Initially made in a calabash, the Ndunga masks were then carved in wood. They were worn accessorized with a banana leaf costume. The whole thing referred to a moralizing saying. Regulating society of civil order, the bakama had different levels, including the bandunga, secret police and religious authority. The related masks appeared later during rituals of purification or protection against calamities, during the funerals of dignitaries, or even the enthronement of chiefs. Matt patina, erosions, lacks and cracks. The Vili, the Lâri, the Sûndi, the Woyo, the Bembe, the Bwende, the Yombé and the Kôngo formed the Kôngo group, led by King ntotela. Their kingdom reached its peak in the 16th century with the trade in ivory, copper and the slave trade. With the same beliefs ...
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