Head mask. Yuruba, Southern Nigeria, W.Africa

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Head mask made from wood, polychrome. Yuruba, Southern Nigeria, W.Africa. Superstructure representing a woman nursing a child, carrying another on her back and accompanied by 5 others. Probably representation of Ododua, the Earth Goddess.

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