Kwele mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Camero

During hunts, after one or two days, Ekuk masks would "leave" the forest, enter the village and invite people to dance and sing. Ekuk means both "protective spirit of the forest" and "children of Beete". It displays a flat surface and often has a whitened heart-shaped face, a triangular nose, coffee bean eyes and a small or non-existent mouth. Height: 24.5 cm Reproduced: Catalogue "Africa Babel: the Art of a Continent", p. 195 left
 
Exhibitions:
2022-2024 Island of Fuerteventura “Art Africa: Ancestral Light”. Lighthouse of the Entallada. Cabildo of Fuerteventura.
2021-2022 Panama City. Government of Panama. “Art Africa: the spirit of the ancestors”. Ministry of Culture Headquarters. Casco Viejo.
2019-2020 Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Caja Canarias Foundation. “Africa-Babel: the art of a Continent”. Headquarters Plaza Patriotismo.
2013-2015 Museum of Art of Africa and Oceania (Madao). La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia.
2005 “Black Africa”, Leather Museum.
2004 “Black Africa”. Caixa Laietana Foundation, Barcelona. Main exhibition hall