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Songye Art and Masks
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Price: AUD560.00
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African masks and art of the Songye. The Songye people live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, formerly Zaire). Numbering some 150,000 people Threatening masks are also used to enforce conformity and good behavior within the community. Adult men in these masks perform angry frenetic dances as a warning of the wrath that youngsters or miscreants will face if they break the rules. Adult women dance a gentler more graceful dance to encourage motherhood and enhance fertility. The Songye use the same strategy of intimidation to frighten away malicious spirits who cause disasters like disease, fire, floods, etc. Masks and fetishes with jarring striations, bulging eyes, and disjointed structure, are used to strike fear in the heart of the most brazen of goblins. These masks are danced by secret societies to protect the village and, like many African masks, are usually worn with a full body suit of raffia |
A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance or entertainment. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes.
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