Thank you for a very informative post. The firebug's resemblance of a mask is amazing. One would never have thought that our African masks were actually inspired by a bug!
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Thank you for a very informative post. The firebug's resemblance of a mask is amazing. One would never have thought that our African masks were actually inspired by a bug!
I think they are mainly inspired from animals (amongst many other things) rather than insects - a sort of representation of the spirit of the animals if you will (I'm sure you know much more about this than i do 😉). Can't be too sure about the firebug being a direct inspiration itself, but it sure looked like it when I placed this mask next to it.
Thank you Johann, glad you liked the post.