Helmet Mask (tönköngba or tabakän)
early 1900s
Overall: 76.2 cm (30 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.3
It seems that this type of object--once used among various peoples in the region--could have served both as a shrine and as a dance headdress. It would only have been part of a dance when a sacrifice to the ancestors was needed, at a funeral, or during a male initiation. Despi...
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