Mukinka is a piece of digital artwork by Walter Neal which was uploaded on November 29th, 2016.
Mukinka
A human face emerges out of stylized 'Mukinka' mask from the Salampasu people of Democratic Republic of the Congo.... more
by Walter Neal
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Mukinka
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Walter Neal
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Digital Art - Painting
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A human face emerges out of stylized 'Mukinka' mask from the Salampasu people of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Called a mukinka, this mask could only be worn by an accomplished warrior who had already decapitated an enemy, and who then paid to undergo an initiation ritual. The mask was not worn in combat but was used in various occasions such as the matambu dance, a particularly significant rite with martial roots. Such a mask may also figure in the funeral of a man who was a mukinka initiate during his lifetime.
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