Ceremonial blade - Wood, cowrie, beads, animal skin, copper, cloth, fibres. leather - Geweldig Bushoong Bwoom Royal-masker. - Bakuba - DR Congo

Awesome Bushoong Bwoom Royal Mask. This mask is generally referred to as a Nyet mask. This mask has beautiful polychrome designs and is further embellished with beadwork and cowries. There are over twenty different types of masks that function within the male initiation society. Bwoom's specific identity varies according to different versions of the myth. He can represent the king's younger brother, a person of Twa descent or a commoner. The Bwoom masquerade, embodying a subversive force within the royal court, is performed in defiance of the mask representing Woot. Good condition with traces of tribal use.