Here is one of the mask I eventually purchased! It is rather larger than what I normally find and as you can see has many pieces of material on it making it very large. They explained to me that when a chief was to be chosen this character was the person who called the people to the meeting. One of them placed the mask on and began to beat the drum and call... Worked for me. Great marketing! It now hangs in my house!
Here is one of the mask I eventually purchased! It is rather larger than what I normally find and as you can see has many pieces of material on it making it very large. They explained to me that when a chief was to be chosen this character was the person who called the people to the meeting. One of them placed the mask on and began to beat the drum and call... Worked for me. Great marketing! It now hangs in my house!
MALAWI
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