Helmet Mask
Igbo · Nigeria
Reference: MCYC-4
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- Height
- 40 cm
- Material
- MADERA, ABALORIA, RAFIA, METAL RINGS, BLACK, RED AND WHITE POLICE.
This type of mask is at a time facial mask and helmet mask. It is decorated with braids. Polychrome with dominant colors white, black and dark…
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Full original description
This type of mask is at a time facial mask and helmet mask. It is decorated with braids. Polychrome with dominant colors white, black and dark red. Blue pearls in the nose. It is attached to a vegetal helmet, by a band of fibrous cloth, on which stands a small statue with hands in an offering position. It carries a maraca together destined to be sounded by its bearer during ceremonies.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-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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