Provenance:

Alain de Monbrison, Paris

Alberto Romero de Tejada, España

Javier Lentini, España

Museu Etnològic i de Cultures del Món, Barcelona

Publications :

África. La figura imaginada. Palma de Mallorca, Tarragona, Valencia, Zaragoza, 2004-2005. Fundación LaCaixa. p.89. nº32

Historia del arte universal. Ars Magna. Tomo II. Editorial Planeta, Barcelona, 2006. p.201. nº139

Exhibitions:

África. La figura imaginada. Palma de Mallorca, Tarragona, Valencia, Zaragoza, 2004-2005. Fundación LaCaixa 2004 – 2005

Masks play a very important social role. They participate in the initiation of young people, the establishment of peace between villages and the enthronement of chiefs.

The strength of the angular volumes of the face combined with the irregular shape magnificently accentuates the power of the expressiveness and tension of the face.