The masks below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational
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The Mama mask above has been vetted as authentic but with little age or use.
Despite their form and patina, the Mama masks below show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.
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Photographs © Tim Hamill
MAMA STYLE BUSHCOW MASKS ARCHIVES, 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 form and patina these Mama masks show no evidence of age
or use and were probably made to be sold.
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