| Object Number | AF3661 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ijo |
| Provenience | Nigeria |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Iconography | Cicatrisation |
| Description | Narrow face (whitened); elaborate headdress with high crest. Three projecting pieces on each side; star on forehead. See AF 5371. Representing the spirit of a girl prepared for marriage wearing the appropriate headdress, the ground-work of which is the hair of the wearer, plastered with a mixture of clay, charcoal and oil. The masker speaks with the voice of the spirit--his own, disguised by passing through a reed covered with a vibrating membrane. |
| Height | 47 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number | 24223 - Dealer's Number |
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