Female mask "wife of va" · Nigeria, Mumuye · ID: 3032712
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Provenance
Josef Franzen, The NetherlandsSize
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, of elongated form with large pierced eyes, projecting snout with notched contour, min. dam., fissures, traces of insect caused damage, on metal base;
such masks are used in connection with harvest rites. When the corn has ripened the mask dancer performs together with his attendants, visiting all the neighbouring farmsteads.
Comparing literature
Evers, Christophe, Art of the Upper Benue River, Brüssel 2003, p. 20