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Collected By: Broun
Region: Nigeria, West Africa
Description: Yagba state. Helmet mask with kneeling figure above, flanked by female figure on either side. Used in official festivals to celebrate the continuity of tradition. Kept in a shrine house when not being worn. Taken from the shrine house in 1899 by officers of the Royal Niger Company.
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