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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 1591960, member: 45"]The first is a yam mask, from the Abelam people of the East Sepik Province. Many of their ceremonies are based around yams. </p><p><br /></p><p>These are not the yams you find in our local grocery stores, but giant yams, that can be 6-10 feet long. The bigger the yam, the more prestige and status for the grower. The yams (believed to be embodiments of their ancestors) are painted, dressed, decorated, and wear these special masks during the harvest festival and ceremonies. The masks are discarded, or sold, after the ceremony, being used only once.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 1591960, member: 45"]The first is a yam mask, from the Abelam people of the East Sepik Province. Many of their ceremonies are based around yams. These are not the yams you find in our local grocery stores, but giant yams, that can be 6-10 feet long. The bigger the yam, the more prestige and status for the grower. The yams (believed to be embodiments of their ancestors) are painted, dressed, decorated, and wear these special masks during the harvest festival and ceremonies. The masks are discarded, or sold, after the ceremony, being used only once.[/QUOTE]
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