African belly mask that is believed to come from the Makonde tribe, Southeastern Tanzania.The mask is normally part of a costume worn by a male masquerader and the character portrays a woman in the later stages of pregnancy.
Francine Krause, owner of Pregnant Belly Masks, creates belly masks by applying strips of plaster-filled gauze on pregnant women who wish to keep a souvenir of their pregnancy in the form of a sculpture they can display in their own home.
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