Tribal Masks from the Náprstek Museum, PragueIllus. on lining papers. Bibliography: p. 28. |
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acquired in 1935 African art African masks antelope artistic attached Bajokwe tribe Bakuba tribe Bamileke Bapende tribe basket-work covered Basuku Bayaka tribe beard Bete tribe blue brown Cameroons Grasslands carved cheeks chin Collected by Dr Collected by F. V. collection of African concave Cross River area Czech Daloa domed forehead edge Ekoi tribe ethnic ethnographical collection European example F. V. Foit Face mask Fagg Former collection Gaboon Gagnoa glass beads Golovin Guro tribe hairstyle head Helmet mask Himmelheber Hloucha Ibibio Ivory Coast known Kwango River Liberia light-coloured wood mask of light-coloured masks were worn material Maternová Mende tribe mouth holds Náprstek Museum Ngere tribe Niger Delta Nigeria origin painted white patina plate polychrome Prague preceding mask probably projecting provenance raffia red-brown rough fabric Sachs Sassandra River scarification Senufo tribe shape slits southern Congo style stylized surface teeth Telč tribal typical wooden Yoruba