Congolese wood mask, 'Rite of Passage'
Its face marked by fields of wheat, this mask from the Kif Webe people is a symbol of a boy's rite of passage into adulthood. Abubakari Alhassan masterfully replicates the art of this Congolese community as he carves the mask from sese wood with refined detail.
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