KAMAYURÁ DANCE COSTUME MASK

Provenance: Private Swedish collection

These masks were used to evoke the fish spirits during the dry season and therefore insure plentiful fishing
Cf: Arts of the Amazon, Thames and Hudson, page 107

Kamayurá tribe, Mato Grosso, Brasil
Palm fiber and Natural pigments, mask 62 cm, total 114 cm

Price:  €  1.200,-