From the Congo, a Pende mask represents the wounded, sick, burned. Dances using this mask are intended to help bring compassion for those suffering from maladies. I saw this at the High Museum in Atlanta today and it just , well struck me. All these Masks are in black and white like this. It made me wonder, could they be getting at something beyond duality here?

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