Mask Helmet Ejumba

Helmet mask belonging to hunter societies. In his time he was a warrior mask. He participates in the initiation rites of Ejumbi society and in funeral ceremonies, especially in the funerals of the members of this society. Despite having embraced Islam, they retain their animistic traditions.

Heavy mask, adorned with cauris and small pink beads. A vertical band, with eleven squares from minor to major, crosses the mask that is topped by a thick, thickly splintered with long vegetable fiber. Two frontal holes allow the vision of its carrier and two zebu horns from the sides. Old patina.