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Description: | Slight superficial scratches over surface. CULT Gelede Society Nigeria West Africa This mask has been carved of wood and painted with black and white pigment. It has an almost spherical head, with large protruding eyes and lips and high forehead. The hair is carved in a mohawk style.
The mask would have been used in ceremonial performances of the people of Western Africa.
NFA assisted purchase | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | GELEDE : MASK : NFA : ARTHIST : WEST AFRICA : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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