Cowrie Adorned Helmet Headdress Dan Of Ivory Coast

$1,750 · Offered by Second Story Books

Ivory Coast or Liberia: 20th century. Large and visually impressive West African helmet mask or masquerade headdress, likely originating from the Voltaic region of West Africa Burkina Faso, northern Côte d'Ivoire, or neighboring areas . The mask features a finely carved dark wooden face with stylized features, heavily adorned with cowrie shells and red trade-bead-style ornamentation. A dramatic elongated conical superstructure covered in aged textile extends

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