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    Posted 10 years ago

    Foofighter
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    Okay, so this a fairly large carved wooden head. At first glance it looks African however, the top knot and hairline look distinctively Asian. Needless to say, I am a bit confused as to origins.
    I do know that this was given to my stepfather by a collector of antiquities or someone like that.
    So the mystery is solved - thanks to "CanyonRoad".

    This if from the Democratic Republic of Congo (Formerly known as Zaire).
    Used by the Western Pende people as a Cerimonial initiation mask - called a Mbuya Mask.

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    Comments

    1. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      This is AWSOME !! I love it :-))
    2. grendel67, 10 years ago
      I would say African do to the facial features The hair could still be a African style. If the facial design was Asian I would not have a problem calling it Asian. It could be Borneo or new Gianna but I would still lean to being African in origin.
    3. Foofighter Foofighter, 10 years ago
      I was thinking African too but, that top knot keeps throwing me off.
    4. CanyonRoad, 10 years ago
      It's African, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Zaire. Used by the Western Pende people in initiation ceremonies, it's called a Mbuya mask.
    5. kerry10456 kerry10456, 10 years ago
      Been watching this post to see if anybody would come up with a plausible answer....."Kudos" CanyonRoad.
    6. Foofighter Foofighter, 10 years ago
      Excellent CanyonRoad, thank you!

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