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IBIBIO, NIGERIA Helmet mask depicting an ancestor, a man-bird, with sculpted projecting eyes and a mouth transforming into a powerful hornbill beak. Wood, remains of beige ochre pigment on the eyes and beak striations, old brown patina and numerous marks of use. H. 43 cm; L. 20 cm.
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IBIBIO, NIGERIA Helmet mask depicting an ancestor, a man-bird, with sculpted projecting eyes and a mouth transforming into a powerful hornbill beak. Wood, remains of beige ochre pigment on the eyes and beak striations, old brown patina and numerous marks of use. H. 43 cm; L. 20 cm.
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