Goma
masks are characterised by their domed heads, elongated
forms, large concave eyes that are highlighted by a change
of colour, protruding mouths and abstract geometric designs
carved on the face and forehead.
The
triangular checkerboard design in this mask is typical
of their surface decoration.
The
Goma people come from the north-west corner of Lake Tanganyika
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Goma
is a city one kilometer from the Rwandan Border

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