Bakota double sided Standing Mask from Gabon West Africa 23x8 in kente neck tie uses contrasting masks to represent

uses contrasting masks to represent the maiden spirit and the elephant spirit

Those societies are the Jo

Mileke) territories

The ngontang mask symbolizes a ‘young white girl’

Bakota double sided Standing Mask from Gabon West Africa 23x8 in kente neck tie uses contrasting masks to representTRIBAL AFRICAN ART KOTA (AKOTA, BAKOTA, KUTA) Gabon and People's Republic of the Congo The land of the Kota, numbering some 75,000, is situated in the eastern part of Gabon, extending slightly into the Peoples Republic of the Congo. The Kota are actually a number of groups of peoples with common cultural traits. Although these peoples share many cultural traits, they are by no means homogeneous. The rain forests which surround the Kota are farmed with