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19th century passport mask

Name: 19th century passport mask
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: BS6BFADLEJ
Price: 120 EUR
Availability: InStock

By Gallery La Succursale, Art, Antiquités,..

120 €

Period 19th century

Style Other style

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African mask, known as passport mask. Attributed to the second half of the 19th century.

These passports were used before the arrival of Europeans by the populations of Central Africa (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo) in order to travel within the territory.
These masks made it possible to know the social position of each individual within their community/tribe and were dependent on the different trades. This explains why there is a variety of shape in the masks.

Colors should be considered as a reading grid. However, not all tribes attributed the same meaning to colors.

A mask with a multitude of colors means that the individual is learning while a monochrome mask was the prerogative of an individual advanced in his field

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Additional Information

Condition	As is
Style	Other style (African Masks of Other style Style)
Period	19th century (African Masks 19th century)
Country of origin	Congo
Materials	Stone