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Mask

A head mask, dividing the face and the back of the head lengthwise into two halves. The mask is made of wood and has been stained with a dark colour. It is a cult mask belonging to the Poro secret society, customarily worn during female initiation ceremonies.

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Cultural attribution
Mende
Object type
Maske
Dimensions
Height: 380.0 mm
Diameter: 210.0 mm
Material/Technique
Colourant, Wood, Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/0040

Provenance and sources

Production
when
1880 - 1900
Change of legal title:
Purchase
when
1901
Change of physical control or legal title
where
Sierra Leone (location/origin)
Africa (location/origin)
who
Speyer, Arthur - Collectors
Assignment to a curated holding:
Africa

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