Great Masked Figure
African ritual
Also known as: Grand Master
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significance in Kpelle society
- In Kpelle
…organizations, is personified by the Great Masked Figure, or Grand Master, a person who only appears in public disguised by a mask, costume, and falsetto voice. He represents both the political power of important landowners and the ritual power of supernatural authorities. The poro functions to enforce social norms through…
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