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Mask for protective spells
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Bush cow guardian spirit. The males are coloured red, the females black

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Chamba (Tschamba)
Object type
Mask for protective spells
Dimensions
Höhe: 31 cm
Breite: 37 cm
Länge: 78 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Grass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 17615

Provenance and sources

where
Nigeria [Land]
who
Chamba (Tschamba)
Chamba (Tschamba)

who
Glauning, Hans - Collectors

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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