Helmet Mask (tönköngba or tabakän)
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Om skulpturen
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. Despite obvious animal references, the type represents an invented composite being that some described as a creature of the sea.
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Oplysninger
- Inventarnummer
- 1969.3
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Kilder
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Billede: The Cleveland Museum of Art — © the artist or rights holder
