TWO BRAZILIAN KONKRIT FESTIVAL MASKS BY THE KRAHO PEOPLE. Two decorative Konkrit masks (made mainly of wood and straw) used during a traditional festival called "Tep-Tere" (Fish and Otter Festival) which is part of the Kraho People intangible heritage. Konkrit or Cohkrit is the name given to fantastic beings that inhabit the bottom of rivers, where they coexist with various large fish. The Kraho are an indigenous Timbira Ge people of northeastern Brazil. The Kraho historically inhabited a portion of modern Maranhão along the Balsas River but currently the Kraho live on the "Terra Indigena Kraoladia" reservation in Tocantins. Acquired in 2004 at "Museu Do Indio" (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). - 44 h x 21 w x 2.5 d inches. Estimate $400-600
