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Headdress (early 1900s). James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.444

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This was used in masked performances of the Agrinya society, a powerful guild formerly restricted to men who had killed an elephant, lion, or man. The white pigment connotes the realm of the ancestors, while the aggressive expression of the face seems to suggest the courage of Agrinya society members.

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A weathered, dark bronze African tribal mask depicts a fierce face with exaggerated features and a stylized headdress.

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