N’Tomo Ancestor Mask
Provenance: private dutch collection.
Estimate Age: Ca. mid-20th Cent. or earlier.
Height: 55 cm – 64 cm on the custom made metal base.
Wood, cowries shells, red seeds, resin remains, horse hair. Bamana tribe, Mali.
A fine, classic hardwood N’tomo ancestor mask with a classic, realistic open mouth expression and remains of offerings.
There are six male initiation societies that young males must pass through before becoming a man.
N’tomo Dyo is the first of these through which boys pass before their circumcision.
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