67/2150 Tribal art Mask of a man with an 6 horned ornamental headpiece topped with a small male figure Bamana Mali 67/2150 Tribal art Mask of a man with an 6 horned ornamental headpiece topped with a small male figure Bamana Mali 67/2150 [Tribal art]. Mask of a man with an 6-horned ornamental headpiece, topped with a small male figure, Bamana, Mali. Carved wooden mask with cowrie shells and coloured beads, ±62x20,5x17 cm., first half 20th cent. - Mask is dustsoiled and covered in dirt (?). = Probably a Ntomo horned face mask which was used for ceremonial purposes. The number of horns indicated the sex of the mask, in this case male. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVI.
67/2150 Tribal art Mask of a man with an 6 horned ornamental headpiece topped with a small male figure Bamana Mali 67/2150 Tribal art Mask of a man with an 6 horned ornamental headpiece topped with a small male figure Bamana Mali 67/2150 [Tribal art]. Mask of a man with an 6-horned ornamental headpiece, topped with a small male figure, Bamana, Mali. Carved wooden mask with cowrie shells and coloured beads, ±62x20,5x17 cm., first half 20th cent. - Mask is dustsoiled and covered in dirt (?). = Probably a Ntomo horned face mask which was used for ceremonial purposes. The number of horns indicated the sex of the mask, in this case male. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVI.
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