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Wood mask with scarification on face. Hair is styled in a high coiffure with center part. Large ears and a beard.

Very high forehead carved and painted with circular and curved lines in red, white and ochre; over a large brow with deeply recessed eyes of conch shells; large narrow nose and wide open mouth cut through and surrounded by two rows of tiny shells; a…

Composite mask with antlers and high had in dark wood; long face with a row of 4 vertical lines on each side of the face from the base of antlers to the tops of rectangular shape mouth with carved teeth; 3 appendages (2 triangular and 1 rectangular)…

Wood carving; feathers are used as hair; shells outline the hair and around the face. Unknown material used for beard. Large extended wood ears with leather strips through holes. The nose is pierced with curved bone. A long tusk extends from below…

Long face with high coiffure divided in 2 by a high conical piece - all etched with vertical lines; very small ears; long narrow nose and small mouth;2-ti eyebrows with diamond shape between them; narrow slits for almost closed eyes; serene face with…

Long face and puffy areas under the eyes. Long keen nose.

Marking center of forehead and on cheeks and exotic details of hair. Bale carving by professional carvers. It is common for the Baule face to have heavy, half-closed eyelids. Face is long with small pointed ears and markings on cheeks. High coiffure…

Poro mask carved wood with metal teeth.

Bound Society Mask-Mende-Sierra Leone. The Mende People of Sierra Leone are one to the few groups in which women use masks in the ceremonies. The Bundu mask represents the guardian spirit of young women who are preparing themselves for adult…

Figure has a small delicate face under a high forehead which is characteristic of Mende. An extra long neck with rolls of fat on the neck is an expression of prosperity and the ideal of beauty.