Helmet Mask - cut from wood and covered with pigskin with teeth inlaid with metal


Probably worn in ceremonies of a men's warrior association. Ekoi People, Upper Cross River District, Nigeria


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Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
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