Facial Mask
Igbo · Nigeria
Reference: MFANT-56
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- Height
- 55 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Mask with scarifications on the cheeks and forehead with a very elaborate hairstyle, on which stands a head. In the temples there are two small masks.…
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Full original description
Mask with scarifications on the cheeks and forehead with a very elaborate hairstyle, on which stands a head. In the temples there are two small masks. This multiplicity of heads means the ability to see the present, the past and the future as well as to have a total look outward and also inward.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Nigeria. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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