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Bwami Mask, called Idimu (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
Large wooden idimu (ancestor) masks such as this one are owned collectively and are safeguarded by a member of the Yananio or Kindi grade. This important type of mask represents a great ancestor who brought the higher levels of Bwami to the community.
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
“Spirit of the Motherland.” Roanoke: Museum of Western Virginia. September 1995- January 1996. Newport News: Peninsula Fine Arts Center. January- May 1996.
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