Ugly! - this is the reaction that the Temne audience has when seeing this mask in performance. The uglier the better. The function of this performance is to show the ugliest side of human nature: deformed, disheveled, chaotic, undisciplined, deceptive, and antisocial. The mask is worn with a hideous costume of dead leaves and rags. The movements of the character are disjointed, erratic, awkward, and amusing. Field photo: Frederick Lamp, 1979