Mask - Kumu - DR Congo

Ancient and magnificent Kumu / Komo mask. Masks like this were used in initiation rites marking the passage to adulthood.
Initiation camps took place away from the village for several days, during which codified rituals were performed and various masks appeared.
Collected in the 1970s-1980s

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