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An elegante Mama Buffalo mask, Nigeria, half-spherical calotte with crested forehead ridge and funnel-shaped protruding mouth, crowned by elolongated slightly curved horns, pierced around the rim, incl. stand.

The Mama people are well-known for their abstract buffalo- and antelope masks. The present mask was worn at "kambon" masquerades of the "udawaru" society for sacrificial and burial rites.

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Height: 68 cm
Weight: 1,2 kg

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