Face Mask

San Francisco Tribal

As explained on the Metropolitan Museum’s website, ‘Kagle masks are “troublemakers”, meant to disturb village festivities with their erratic movements and aggressive behavior. Intended to symbolize the brutal force of the bush and of savage, nonhuman creatures, the “troublemaker” is in fact a test of the solidity of social institutions. Its disruptive performance serves a social function by teaching the value of order and discipline through its negative example.’

Joshua Dimondstein
Los Angeles, San Rafael
415.613.2021
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www.africantribalart.com 

$7,500.00

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