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Banda mask, Nalu or Baga, late 19th or early 20th century (wood, metal & pigment)

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TBM3930734
Image title
Banda mask, Nalu or Baga, late 19th or early 20th century (wood, metal & pigment)
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Guinean / African
Location
Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA
Medium
wood, metal and pigment
Dimensions
156x40x39 cms
Image description

This mask combines human features and those of a crocodile or shark with teeth bared. It has the tail of a chameleon, the horns and ears of an antelope, and features of less identifiable animals. Worn horizontally on top of the head, the mask is attached to a skirt of vegetal fibers that covers the body of the wearer. Banda masks were the property of the Simo men’s society, which historically oversaw and regulated fertility and initiation ceremonies. Today it is danced primarily for entertainment.

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Photo © Brooklyn Museum / Caroline A.L. Pratt Fund / Bridgeman Images
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ceremony / fertility / mask / guinea / costume / zoomorphic / tail / african / shark / africa / teeth / ritual / human / artefact / tribal / artifact / traditional / hybrid / fierce / male / guinean / crocodile / simo / baga / nalu / banda
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Medium 770 × 1024 px 65 × 87 mm 680 KB

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