Mask "gelede": Head of a bush pig

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Description

wood, polychrome painted, helmet-shaped, holding a twining snake between the teeth, tubular projections underneath the small eyes, big tapering ears, flaps with ornamental decor below, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, on metal base

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Comparing literature

Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 261, III/7.50

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