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The coiffure is always very detailed and is usually divided into plaits
Made by the Yorubas tribe it is a ceremonial mask represents a king of Benin
The design of the superstructure is intended to placate the mothers by displaying their inner powers for all to see
5 million and are the only tribe of Inland West Africa to have a centralized governing body
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Unique Igbo Mask From Nigeria 25x10 in punu statue The coiffure is always veryThe Igbo use thousands of masks, which incarnate unspecified spirits of the dead, forming a vast community of souls. The outstanding characteristic of the many Igbo masks is that they are painted chalk white, the color of the spirit. Masked dancers wore extremely elaborate costumes (sometimes ornamented with mirrors) and often their feet and hands were covered. With their masks, the Igbo oppose beauty to bestiality, the feminine to the masculine,
