Miniature mask · Liberia, Bassa · ID: 3038150
not available anymore
Size
H: 13 cm
H: 5.1 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, vaulted facial plane, elaborate coiffure consisting of nine lobes, min. dam., fine cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
such miniature masks are called “ma go”, which means “small head”. On travels they function as substitute for the big masks in representing the helping spirit.