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The masks of the Bapende peoples can be classified into two styles, the western, or Kwilu and the eastern, or Kasai style. This mask, or more properly badge, reflects the Kwilu style. It is a smaller version of the crested mbuya initiation mask and…

A clothes form, with a floral print dress and solid colored vest, is seen in profile at the center of the photograph. Besides the clothes form sits a large, wooden barrel with various types of fabric stacked on top; other miscellaneous objects lie on…