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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