Crest mask - Mama - Nigeria
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Mama crest mask, a wooden mask from Nigeria of the Mama culture; provenance Mama; dimensions 230 × 250 × 530 mm; in good condition.
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Nigeria
Mama
Wood
Height: 230mm
Width: 250mm
length: 530mm
Cimier / helmet / Mama mask from Nigeria.
African masks used in the Mama ceremonies, of which buffalo masks are the most well-known, are employed within the ethnic group by members of a male association responsible for maintaining social order and promoting agricultural productivity. These masks are danced during festivals related to agricultural fertility and sometimes human fertility. The Mama buffalo masks are kept in the sacred wood and are brought back to the village to accompany the deceased into the afterlife.
Parcels are sent from Monday to Saturday with a tracking number.
Chronopost delivery takes 1 to 3 days in France and 2 to 5 days throughout the European Union. Delivery to the rest of Europe and the rest of the world is via Colissimo International.
We speak English.
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Seller's Story
Passionate about the Arts of the World and more particularly by African Art, buys from collectors, former civil servants, soldiers, health personnel, public works personnel who have worked in Africa and also in Ivory Coast with antique dealers and touts who travel all over West Africa to find quality objects.
Translated by Google TranslateNigeria
Mama
Wood
Height: 230mm
Width: 250mm
length: 530mm
Cimier / helmet / Mama mask from Nigeria.
African masks used in the Mama ceremonies, of which buffalo masks are the most well-known, are employed within the ethnic group by members of a male association responsible for maintaining social order and promoting agricultural productivity. These masks are danced during festivals related to agricultural fertility and sometimes human fertility. The Mama buffalo masks are kept in the sacred wood and are brought back to the village to accompany the deceased into the afterlife.
Parcels are sent from Monday to Saturday with a tracking number.
Chronopost delivery takes 1 to 3 days in France and 2 to 5 days throughout the European Union. Delivery to the rest of Europe and the rest of the world is via Colissimo International.
We speak English.
mask african art Afrikanische Maskenkunst arte de máscaras africanas arte delle maschere africane
african statue art Arte de estatuas africanas arte delle african statue Afrikanische Maskenkunst
Seller's Story
Passionate about the Arts of the World and more particularly by African Art, buys from collectors, former civil servants, soldiers, health personnel, public works personnel who have worked in Africa and also in Ivory Coast with antique dealers and touts who travel all over West Africa to find quality objects.
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Indigenous object name
Crest mask
Ethnic group/ culture
Mama
Country of Origin
Nigeria
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
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