Miniature mask "ma go"

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Description

wood, slightly shiny dark brown patina, copying the mask type “geh-naw”, slightly dam. (left ear), insect caused missing parts (backside);
these miniature masks are called “ma go”, which means “small head”. On travels they function as substitute for the big masks in representing the tutelary spirit.

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Comparing literature

Meneghini, Mario, Collecting African Art in Liberia and Neighboring Countries 1963 - 1989, o.O. 2006, p. 65, ill. 30

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