Bakota "Babanka" Standing Mask With Cowry Shells & Beads from Gabon West Africa 28x13 in Necklace the color of the spirit

the color of the spirit

Political power resides in nakomze

with pairs of men wearing similar masks

with padded cover

from Kenya

Bakota "Babanka" Standing Mask With Cowry Shells & Beads from Gabon West Africa 28x13 in Necklace the color of the spiritTRIBAL AFRICAN ART KOTA (AKOTA, BAKOTA, KUTA) Gabon and People's Republic of the Congo The land of the Kota, numbering some 75,000, is situated in the eastern part of Gabon, extending slightly into the Peoples Republic of the Congo. The Kota are actually a number of groups of peoples with common cultural traits. Although these peoples share many cultural traits, they are by no means homogeneous. The rain forests which surround the Kota are farmed with