MAMA BUSHCOW MASKS, Nigeria

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  MAMA Mask 5
22", $400
 

 

 MAMA Mask 6
15.5", $500 

 MAMA Mask 12
16", $250


The masks below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

 

MAMA Mask 1
SOLD

  

MAMA Mask 2
SOLD

 

MAMA Mask 3
SOLD

 

MAMA Mask 4
SOLD

 MAMA Mask 7
SOLD

  

MAMA Mask 8
SOLD

 

 MAMA Mask 9
SOLD

 

 MAMA Mask 10
SOLD

 

 MAMA Mask 11
SOLD

Photographs © Tim Hamill

MAMA, BUSHCOW MASKS, Nigeria

These headdresses, or horizontal helmet masks, are abstract representations of the bushcow and emphasize aggressive power. They are worn with a thick costume of fiber. The Mama live along the Benue River in eastern Nigeria.

Despite their patina, most of these Mama masks show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.

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