BIOMBO Culture of Arts from the Democratic Republic of the Congo - ( Alter Mask)

The masks are usually carved from wood and colored with red tukula powder, a dye made from the camwood tree. The eyes are a typical coffee bean shape. A triangular checkerboard design is used to decorate the eyebrows and the planes of the face.https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/african-sculptures-and-masks/1045/thumbnail.jp