Mask

c. 1940
Overall: 26.1 cm (10 1/4 in.)
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Location: not on view

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Description

Kiphoko is a mask of healing and protection. Closely associated with the sacred regalia of chiefs, it is used at the conclusion of boys' initiations and at ceremonies venerating ancestors. The style of the eyes is quite similar to that of the Chokwe mask (1978.27), created by the Pende's southern neighbors.
Mask

Mask

c. 1940

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pende (Eastern), 20th century

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