Vintage Hand Carved Wood African Painted Tribal Mask, 15" X 5 1/2"

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You have found the missing piece to your Mask Collection! Here is a Vintage Decorative Painted Hand Carved Wooden African Mask. In most traditional African cultures, the person who wears a ritual mask conceptually loses his or her human identity and turns into the spirit represented by the mask itself. This transformation of the mask wearer into a spirit usually relies on other practices, such as specific types of music and dance, or ritual costumes that contribute to conceal the mask-wearer’s human identity. The mask wearer thus becomes a sort of medium that allows for a dialogue between the community and the spirits (usually those of the dead or nature-related spirits). Masked dances are a part of most traditional African ceremonies related to weddings, initiation rites and so on. The mask is 15" long by 5 1/2" wide, and in very good preowned condition based on Wear and his Bottom Left Horn Tip is Broken (see Pictures). Please see our Not Just China Store for more African Fine Art. We try to ship within 24 hours of receiving payment. If you have questions or you feel there is a problem, please email us. We will normally get back to you within 24 hours. Thanks for looking at our Store!
Vintage Hand Carved Wooden African Painted Tribal Mask, 15" X 5 1/2"
Vintage Hand Carved Wooden African Painted Tribal Mask, 15" X 5 1/2"
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Description
You have found the missing piece to your Mask Collection! Here is a Vintage Decorative Painted Hand Carved Wooden African Mask.
In most traditional African cultures, the person who wears a ritual mask conceptually loses his or her human identity and turns into the spirit represented by the mask itself. This transformation of the mask wearer into a spirit usually relies on other practices, such as specific types of music and dance, or ritual costumes that contribute to conceal the mask-wearer’s human identity. The mask wearer thus becomes a sort of medium that allows for a dialogue between the community and the spirits (usually those of the dead or nature-related spirits). Masked dances are a part of most traditional African ceremonies related to weddings, initiation rites and so on.
The mask is 15" long by 5 1/2" wide, and in very good preowned condition based on Wear and his Bottom Left Horn Tip is Broken (see Pictures). Please see our Not Just China  Store for more African Fine Art.
We try to ship within 24 hours of receiving payment. If you have questions or you feel there is a problem, please email us. We will normally get back to you within 24 hours.
Thanks for looking at our Store!
Most of our items are sold as collectibles. We find them at Central Florida antique shows, auctions and estate sales. Antique or vintage items may, by nature have flaws and imperfections due to age. While we are not experts on this merchandise, we do our best to describe them as accurately as possible through pictures and descriptions. We do this as a hobby and strive to make our customers happy. If you are dissatisfied in any way with your purchase, please contact us
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