Title: The mask

Dimensions: 80x60cm
Technique: painting,  Oil on canvas

The mask having a utilitarian function for black African, is an emblem of the face of the ancestors, he hides for some African nations, the wearer's face during festive and mystical exits. Such speech is carried by a voice, view a look, the mask is a weapon like a spear. It is a point of contact with the spirit world. The human face is thus a mask to mind: the view outside our interior.

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