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Seat Height: 39cm
bringing the sitter's face firmly to the fore
while the Rosa Hovey Housing Trust and scholarship at Somerville College honour her name
the latin translation of which is 'About Life Force'
This example has a turned wooden base below a brass band
Early 20th Century Yaka Initiation Mask, D. R. Congo. Books - Nature Seat Height: 39cmAn early 20th century Yaka initiation mask from the Dominican Republic of Congo. The most important event in the Yaka ceremonial cycle is the initiation of young boys into adulthood. To mark the end of the educational period, festivities are held in which the initiates perform with newly carved masks. It showcases the most startling masks and the most spectacular dances. During its performance the mask was held by a handle hidden behind the raffia
