This type of mask possessing beautiful linear scarifications is used during ceremonies of the cult Egu which celebrates the spirit of the deaths.

We also find it during the Yam celebrations where the spirits of the ancestors are called.

Hard wood, some cracks on the face.

No base.

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+/- 30

Nigeria

Igala

18.5 x 27

2.500