Kongo / Bakongo Mask, Congo #181 ancestral figure both from a local village

both from a local village in the French Alps: Maximin Giraud

it is rumored to be of help for sciatica and troubled toenails

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Measurements: Height of tallest 11 11/16 inches (29

ISBN-13: 978-2906067073

Kongo / Bakongo Mask, Congo #181 ancestral figure both from a local villageKongo Bakongo Mask, Congo #181 Materials: Beads, Bone, Glass, Nail, Wood Powerful mask made of bone and wood from the Bakongo tribe of DR Congo. Stretching across the coasts of Gabon and the D. R. of Congo, the VILI, also called Loango, are famous for their artistic diversity. Along with their neighbors, the Yombe, the Bakongo people had face Masks that were associated with the Spirit World. They were less common than their better known Fetish or