You Are Seeing African Face Mask, This vibrant hand carved Tribal Mask, from Africa, is a perfect wall hanging to add to your. It is an intricate, colorful design carved into solid wood. A secure hanger is located at the back. This mask is New, unused. And It is in Excellent Condition. Add this tasteful contemporary artwork to any room. One of the main characteristics of culture of. African peoples is use of masks in rituals and ceremonies. It is believed that the earliest. Masks were used in Africa before Paleolithic era. They represent spirits of animals or ancestors, mythological heroes, moral values or. A form of honoring of a person in a symbolic way. African Masks are highly stylized because African cultures distinguish between outer look of something and its essence. Are made to represent an abstract subject, which explains stylization. Animals are frequent theme of African art of mask making. They represent the spirit of an animal and one that bears the mask, becomes that animal himself which allows for communication with that animal. Photos Are Part of Description, See them Aswell. I guarantee to provide a first class 5. 100% AUTHENTIC ITEMS unless otherwise stated. PROVEN CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE. I sell Antiques, Art & Collectables. We have a large range including Enamel, Wood, Stone, Pottery, Porcelain. Metals such as Bronze, Brass. Copper, and Cast Iron. I stock New, Antique, Vintage and Collectable Items such as Statues, Figurines, Sculptures, Panels, Pots/Vases, Crockeries. Toys, Trunks, Prints, Daggers in fact. Everything handmade from Natural Materials and especially unusual items. Actual Images of items in indirect sunlight are shown above. We follow WYSIWYG “What you see is what you get”. The original color of. A minor possibility in change of brightness & contrast. Depending on the size of products there may be dimension variation because products are made. By hand and also variation in weight due to moisture, dryness and different measuring machines. Please Kindly Visit Our Store For More Antique and Vintage Items Like This, We Update Daily New Listings.