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The round mark on the side of the face is a drawing of the ancient system of graphic signals called nsibidi. "They are usually covered with antelope skin, worn at funerals and initiation rituals of the extinct male secret society Ngbe.
Exchange with the Berlin Museum in 1928. "
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Details
- Title: Mask
- Creator Lifespan: 1901/1928
- Rights: Copyright © 2017 Museu Nacional/UFRJ
- Setor: Etnologia
- Sala de Exposição: Kumbukumbu - África, Memória e Patrimônio
- Local de Coleta/Origem: Ekoi ou Ejagham. Fronteira entre Camarões e Nigéria.
- Data de Origem/Produção: Desconhecido
- Area de Conhecimento: Antropologia
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