This red mask represents the oldest member of the initiated class. This example illustrates the connection between masks and popular initiation ceremonies. The line of the eyebrows in a very sharp V shape frames powerful, deep scarifications, painted in black and white, in the middle of the forehead; on the cheeks there are also horizontal scarifications, almond-shaped, painted black with a central incision in white. The crest is made of fabric edged with black fibres and is trapezoidal in shape with a pointed tip. The mask has a beard made of fibres that surrounds it from ear to ear. Provenance: Mundo Africano missionaires Argiles Collection, Barcelona