#Mask “Nimba”, Baga, Guinea. Wood, 77 cm high. #africa #tribal #art #ritual #culture #museum #guinea

#Mask “Nimba”, Baga, Guinea. Wood, 77 cm high. #africa #tribal #art #ritual #culture #museum #guinea

“Nimba” is among the largest masks in Africa. Incarnates spirit of fertility on which survival of whole of the community depends. Besides, pregnant women enjoued, according to Baga tribe belief, particularl care of this mask.

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