Description: FANG STYLE MASK: THE ELONGATED STYLE ORIGINATED IN THE RAIN FORESTS OF GHANA WHERE THE PEOPLE USE MASKS WHEN ACTING OUT TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES SUCH AS WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS. THEY ARE ALSO USED WHEN PROSECUTING WRONGDOERS. THE FANG SOCIETY'S NAME MEANS "GORILLA," AND THE MASKS ARCHED EYEBROWS AND BROAD, ROUNDED FOREHEAD MAY BE MEANT TO MODEL THE FACE OF A GORILLA. THE MASKS WERE WORN BY MEMBERS OF THE POWERFUL RELIGIOUS AND JUDICIARY SECRET SOCIETY KNOWN AS THE NGIL, WHICH WAS WIDESPREAD AMONG THE NORTHERN FANG AND OTHERS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THEM. NGIL MEMBERS ACTED AS POLICE AND JUDGES, REVEALING SORCERERS AND HANDING DOWN SENTENCES TO THOSE WHO DID NOT OBEY THE LAW. (THE USUAL PUNISHMENT FOR SORCERY WAS DEATH.) NGIL MASTERS WERE ALSO KNOWN AS PEACEKEEPERS, SETTLING CONFLICTS BETWEEN CLANS AND RIVAL VILLAGES. SUCH MASKS ARE MADE USING SESE WOOD WITH HAMMERED ALUMINUM TRIM. THEY ARE MADE IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS GABON, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, THE CAMEROONS AND GHANA. IT MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 22 X 8 X 3 AND 1/2 INCHES. IN EXCELLENT CCONDITION FROM A PRIVATE HOME COLLECTION
Price: 25 USD
Location: Heathsville, Virginia
End Time: 2024-11-29T19:19:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Culture: African
Handmade: Yes
