Kwele Mask Ceramics A healthy environment

A healthy environment

The plant prefers humidity so adding a humidifier is a good idea especially if the room is quite dry

Its chequerboard pattern of light and dark is read differently depending on the viewer — a deliberate ambiguity between innocence and knowledge

Medium D 18cm x H 13cm (D 7

Kwele Mask Ceramics A healthy environmentKwele people, Gabon Congo Brazzaville Bwete initiation mask Rarely worn, masks like this hung in the home and were only brought out to "warm" the village atmosphere and call on beneficial forces during Bwete society initiation ceremonies. The Kwele are a small forest dwelling group in inland Gabon, east of the Fang and Kota. Origin: Kwele people, Gabon Congo Brazzaville Material: hand carved wood