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Nimba mask
Baga, Guinea
African Heritage House
Nairobi, Kenya
Nimba is the spirit or goddess of increase among the Baga. This wooden mask was worn during planting and harvesting. This mask brought together Joseph Murumbi and Alan Donovan, who later formed on of the most famous institutions in Kenya - The African Heritage- in 1972. The mask become the logo of the company.
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Details
- Title: Nimba mask
- Creator: Baga, Guinea
- Manufacturer: Baga. Guinea
- Location Created: Guinea
- Type: Mask
- Photographer: Kabutha Kago
- Original Source: African Heritage House
- Rights: African Heritage House
- Medium: Wood
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