Nestor Portillo

With my work, I promote one of the most important traditions of my community the celebration of the Kamba ra’anga Festival.

In the studio, we encourage the teaching of mask carving, narrating the history rooted in popular and indigenous festivities. These masks serve ceremonial and spiritual purposes. The crafting of these masks endures, not only for use in these celebrations but also for commercial purposes as decorative items that attain the status of art pieces due to the symbolic value they carry.