Zaramo Mask ( Tanzania)

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  this mask associated with with initiation , used by the kunda society of sorceres who call upon the primordial ancestors.

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  Chokwe Helmet Mask

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  Masks were used during Munkanda initiation rites for young boys and the Uyanga society, the men’s hunting association that instructed young boys in the hunt and also advanced men through a series of endurance tests. Other men’s asking societies appeared at funerals. Among the Chokwe dances are also the means…

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