Female mask "wife of va" ·  Nigéria, Mumuye · ID: 3032712

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.

Littérature comparée

Evers, Christophe, Art of the Upper Benue River, Brüssel 2003, p. 20