Mask (Kanaga)
c. 1930s
Overall: 94 cm (37 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.289
The kanaga, characterized by its double-barred superstructure, has been interpreted variously as representing a bird, a crocodile, Amma (the creator god), or the cosmic realms of sky and earth. Kanaga maskers perform as part of dama rites, whose goal is to escort the soul of a...
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en
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1971.289
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Mask
Department
African Art
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