Art, Symbol & Imagination
Congo Ant-Bear Mask
Two large upright ears flank a narrow face with a prominent vertical ridge. The source calls the carving an ant-bear mask from the Congo and discusses its use among the Bushongo.
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Maker and photographer uncredited. "Congo Ant-Bear Mask" [editorial title]. In Masks and Demons, Kenneth Macgowan; with Herman Rosse’s theatrical research and line drawings. Harcourt, Brace edition, 1923, 1923, Harcourt, Brace and Company. Source scan leaf 26. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/library-0464-024
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Maker and photographer uncredited. Congo Ant-Bear Mask. Masks and Demons. Scan leaf 26. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/library-0464-024