Description: Head & Facial Mask with horns; Two horns project out of the head; Broad forehead with flat cheeks; Small ears with patterns; Metallic plate treated to look like an alligator skin inscribed with figures and patterns is used to cover the broad head and flat cheeks; eyes are hollow without eyeballs; mouth is round/circular and hollow without teeth.The mask is indicating human relationship an animal.
Dimensions: H: 106; B:30
Cultural Significance: These types of masks evoke several cultural themes. The first theme evoked is that of death and transmutation. The horns indicate an association between individual death and other living elements of the natural world such as an animal, a bird or a tree. The colour and patterns applied to the body suggest the passage of time. The eyeballs have been removed suggesting death. Similarly, the mouth is open. The two horns projecting out of the head suggest that it is no longer human but undergoing a transmutation into different life-form.