Painted wooden mask worn by a nganga (ritual expert and spiritual healer) of the Yombe people, Kongo
Painted wooden mask worn by a nganga (ritual expert and spiritual healer) of the Yombe people, Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Artist unknown; 19th century. Now in the Brooklyn Museum. Photo credit: Brooklyn Museum. -- source link
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