Keeping Order Handcrafted Congo Zaire Wood Mask _artisan--novica-artisan-7298 A fun and flirty addition

A fun and flirty addition to your warm weather wardrobe or a pop of intrigue lurking beneath a cardigan

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Its texture and color are similar to alabaster

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Keeping Order Handcrafted Congo Zaire Wood Mask _artisan--novica-artisan-7298 A fun and flirty additionThis highly stylized mask represents a personage who wears a turban. Richly adorned with aluminum repouss, its colors are red and black. 'This mask is worn by the selected few in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its purpose is for maintaining order in the community,' artisan Robert Nortey explains. 'These masks are meant for use on ritual or political occasions to arbitrate conflicts and punish wrongdoers.' materials: Sese wood and aluminum 18 in. H