Punu-Lumbo mask

[6] Compared stylistically to Japanese art,[7] the masks are typically oval in shape, with narrowed eyes, arched eyebrows and small ears.

[2] The male masks (ikwar) tend to be brown and black pigment over kaolin and viewed as ugly and are shown at night whilst the masks for females (mukudj) tend to be lighter and considered prettier by the locals and are shown in the day.

[9] The white color, usually derived from kaolin,[10] represents clarity, light, and beauty.

[14] The masks have been linked to the Mukui society and to female ancestor celebration dances,[7] a funerary spirit association.

[15] A variation of the Punu-Lumbo mask is produced by the Tsangui in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo.