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Mask

Entry in the main historical catalogue: Wooden mask; painted black and red, bearing two large, forward-curved horns at the top. Above the ears, 2 equestrian figures with high pointed headgear sit on each side, one on the forehead.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
Mask
Dimensions
Weight: 2 kg
Height: 41,5 cm
Depth: 38 cm
Width: 44 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Colour
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 6443

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Nigeria
    Lagos
    who
    Yoruba
  • Collecting
    who
    Eduard Schmidt - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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