A Senufo Helmet Mask – NOO – Cote d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Carved hard wood. Cm. 28,0 high x cm. 20,5 width x cm 20,5 depth (11.02" x 8.07" x 8.07"); grams 1256,0 (44.30 oz.). The 'noo' masks are worn by healers. A fine wooden helmet surmounted by a stylized representation of bird; in the back "the mythical bull that first revealed his secret...