Headdress
https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.444
This was used in masked performances of the Agrinya society, a powerful guild formerly restricted to men who had killed an elephant, lion, or man. The white pigment connotes the realm of the ancestors, while the aggressive expression of the face seems to suggest the courage of...
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141206
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CC0
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en
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import
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accession
1964.444
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.444/1964.444_web.jpg |
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Terms
Genre
Mask
Department
African Art
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