mask

World Cultures (image/tiff)
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Summary

: E342

: World Cultures

: mask

: head dress

: Skin covered wooden dance mask / headdress(would have been worn on top of the head with a basketwork base and an elaborate hairstyle). Used at feasts and festivals, and especially at funeral ceremonies.

Ceremonial headdress

Current Location

This object is in store, please contact the Museum to arrange to see the object.
: Southern, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa

: Ekoi

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