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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 64466, member: 301&quot;]<img src="http://sirismm.si.edu/eepa/eep/eepa_04379.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Circa 1951.........</p><p><br /></p><p>Yaka masks make their appearance only during the lengthy initiation ceremonies that are performed for boys. The initiation (n&#039;khanda) prepares them for social adulthood and is designed to safeguard the continuity of human fertility. The young men return to the village at the end of the initiation period and perform masked dances. They are accompanied by the men who have supervised them during that period, who are also wearing masks. It is thought that the smaller masks worn by the new initiates are made by the young men themselves, whereas the masks worn by the leaders are made by professional sculptors. Yaka masks are notable for their polychromy. They recapitulate all the constituent features that make up the universe, i.e. heavenly bodies, plants, animals, humans and spirits.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>BROOKLYN MUSEUM&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cdn2.brooklynmuseum.org/images/opencollection/objects/size3/73.179.3_PS2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cdn2.brooklynmuseum.org/images/opencollection/objects/size3/73.179.3_PS2.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://cdn2.brooklynmuseum.org/images/opencollection/objects/size2/73.179.3_PS2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/object_image/9766/image_sizes" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/object_image/9766/image_sizes" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/images/icons/download_icon.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" 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href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://cdn2.brooklynmuseum.org/images/opencollection/objects/size0_sq/73.179.3_PS2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://cdn2.brooklynmuseum.org/images/opencollection/objects/size0_sq/CUR.73.179.3_print_front_bw.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://cdn2.brooklynmuseum.org/images/opencollection/objects/size0_sq/73.179.3_edited_version_SL1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4829/Ndeemba_Mask_for_N-khanda_Initiation/image/9766/image" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p>Ndeemba Mask for N-khanda Initiation</p><p><br /></p><p>Several types of masks are used in dances celebrating the emergence of young initiates from the Yaka circumcision camp, where boys are ritually received into Yaka manhood. Initiates hold <i>n-khanda</i> masks like this one to celebrate their new status as men.</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>Culture: <a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/artists/514/Yaka" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/artists/514/Yaka" rel="nofollow">Yaka</a></li> <li>Medium: Wood, fiber, pigment</li> <li>Geographical Locations:<ul> <li>Possible place made: <a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/geographicallocations/10605/Kwilu_Province_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/geographicallocations/10605/Kwilu_Province_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" rel="nofollow">Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li>Possible place made: <a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/geographicallocations/4803007/Kwango_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/geographicallocations/4803007/Kwango_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" rel="nofollow">Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Dates: early 20th century</li> <li>Dimensions: 20 x 14 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (50.8 x 37.5 x 36.8 cm) <a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/african_art" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/african_art" rel="nofollow">Arts of Africa</a></li> <li>Museum Location:<img src="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/images/icons/tick.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> This item is on view in <a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/onview/location/2147482759/African_Storage_Annex_East_Gallery_1st_Floor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/onview/location/2147482759/African_Storage_Annex_East_Gallery_1st_Floor" rel="nofollow">African Storage Annex, East Gallery, 1st Floor</a></li> </ul><p><br /></p><p>THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE HANDLE ON THE OP&#039;S MASK.......but not if it&#039;s an older used mask.......which I doubt !</p><p>( but can&#039;t prove...)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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