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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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Ethnologisches Museum
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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

when
19th century
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Lagos [Region]
who
Yoruba
who
Eduard Schmidt - Collectors

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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