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Daguno Mask Portraying Pregnant Girl

Carol Beckwith1993

African Ceremonies

African Ceremonies
Friday Harbor, United States

Through comedic antics, this mask instructs the crowd on the importance of respecting the taboo of pregnancy out of wedlock. A major objective of the rituals is to eliminate the negative aspects of female power and replace them with the benevolent ones of fecundity, maternity and well-being

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  • Title: Daguno Mask Portraying Pregnant Girl
  • Creator: Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
  • Date: 1993
  • Location: Benin
  • Copyright: copyright Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
African Ceremonies

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