Biombo
masks are usually carved from wood and coloured with red
"tukula" powder, a dye made from the camwood
tree.
The
eyes are a typical coffee bean shape.
A
triangular checkerboard design is used to decorate the
eyebrows and the planes of the face.
The
three forms at the back of the head represent the Biombo
hairstyle.
Feathers
are often attached to the top of Biombo masks.
Biombo
masks are usually worn during tribal rituals and ceremonies.
The
Biombo live south of the inter-section of the Luala and
Kasai rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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