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1. Metal face mask (N'domo mask)

Metal face mask (N'domo mask)
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
N'domo mask used in the second of seven initiation rituals for boys of the Bambara people of Mali. The decorated vertical wooden posts represent the wisdom of the cosmos and the long nose symbolizes vitality.

2. Wooden mask

Wooden mask
Date:
1900 and 1999
Description:
Tall wooden mask with a rectangular box for the head. The top portion depicts a female figure below a perched bird with a downward thrusting arrow. Origin is either Dogon or Mossi people of Burkina Faso.