Shoulder Mask
Chamba · Nigeria
Reference: MHB-1
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- Height
- 62 cm
- Material
- Wood
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. Animists, their religion combines the cult of ancestors and that of the spirits of nature.
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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