Karim Shoulder Mask
Mumuye · Nigeria
Reference: MHB-4
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- Material
- Wood, rope and pigments.
Mask formed by a head on a kind of inverted “U” wood that serves as a base and would constitute the trunk and legs of the…
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Full original description
Mask formed by a head on a kind of inverted “U” wood that serves as a base and would constitute the trunk and legs of the mask. This mask is worn on one shoulder in dances intended for worship of ancestors and the spirits of the field. During dance his presence embodies a spirit of nature. They're protective masks.
The mask sukwavaOr Karim is a shoulder mask that is used in ceremonies intended to implore rain and in rites intended to ask for the protection of ancestors, as this mask possesses apotropaic virtues. It consists of two side skirts on which a long neck is raised with a small head.
Brown patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Years 60
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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