Kuba Bushoong Bwoom Royal Mask, Kongo #887 evil eye beads The white tiger is guardian

The white tiger is guardian of the West and is an emblem of dignity

Bamana Ritual Staff

long-term cooperation

in the company of several women (most commonly three)

its four cardinal directions and a link to powerful pillanes

Kuba Bushoong Bwoom Royal Mask, Kongo #887 evil eye beads The white tiger is guardianKuba Bushoong Bwoom Royal Mask, Kongo #887 Materials: wood richly decorated with cowrie shells and beads. There are more than twenty different types of masks that function within the men's initiation society. Bwooms specific identity varies according to different versions of the myth. He may represent the kings younger brother, a person of Twa descent, or a commoner. Embodying a subversive force within the royal court, the Bwoom masquerade is