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Description: | Miniature masks. Children destined for high rank in the "Poro" (a secret society) received miniature "likenesses" which they hid about their persons and carried through life, seeking their aid in need. Miniature replicas were sometimes made as spirit repositories for large masks which had decayed. Ivory Coast.
Carved miniature mask, worn by children destined for high rank in the Poro, a secret society. Made from wood. Label: one large blue exhibition label, printed.
caption: Top view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 11.2.59/5 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | Dan wood Poro | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-111591 | Go to resource |
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