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African Masks
History, culture, ritual, spirituality... these are some common adjectives used to describe African masks.
These African masks almost always have a spiritual meaning that may not be readily apparent to the Western society. The unorthodox edges and odd caricatures of certain masks may appear frightening to the Westerner not familiar with their significance.
Most African masks are actively used in religious, spiritual and societal ceremonies. The most common are harvest festivals, initiation rites, reunion celebrations, war preparations and peace gatherings. Other common uses involve deaths, births and marriages.
Spiritualy they are used for royal or priestly ancestors, renowned warriors or hunters, cultural heroes and spirits of nature like wildlife and bush to name a few.
More recently some of the newer masks like the Maasai masks ( The Maasai being a nomadic tribe in East Africa which is one of the most well known African tribe in the world ) are made to cater for tourists who visit Africa and for export to various countries which helps local artisans and carvers economically sustain themselves.
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Please note that for those masks which are not one-of-a-kind, there might occasionally be slight variations in color or pattern from the items pictured.
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