Helmet Mask
Mambila · Nigeria
Reference: MCYC-14
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- Height
- 32 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Rare mambila mask with voluminous and hanging ears. Tubular eyes, open mouth with apparent teeth and rough neck with reddish pigmentation under a sacrifial patina that…
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Full original description
Rare mambila mask with voluminous and hanging ears. Tubular eyes, open mouth with apparent teeth and rough neck with reddish pigmentation under a sacrifial patina that has acquired a terross color of laterite. On his head he wears a beret-like headdress with concentric rhombuses and red tones that appear to have been colored with tukula, as well as the ear and chin pavilions.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third century XX
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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