Utenu
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Mask Id: |
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Name: |
Utenu |
Country: |
Zambia |
Location: |
North-Western Province of Zambia |
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Mask Makers: |
Mutaipi Ntsamba, Luchazi Tribe, Lumingu Sapilinya |
Material Used: |
Wood,Bark Fibre,Sisal,Plastic,Jute,coloring material |
Length: |
140 cm |
Breadth: |
40 cm |
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| Description: |
This mask is used during boys circumcision ceremony. The dancers put on the masks with complete costumes. These Makisi Masks are used by the Luchazi, Chokwe, Mbunda and Luvale men during the ceremony. Makisi are spirits of the initiates dead ancestors. |
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