Female Ekpe Helmet Mask
A photograph depicting a carved wooden female Ekpe helmet mask in profile against a white background. The sculpture features finely detailed facial features, rhythmic linear striations representing braided hair bunches atop the cranium, and multiple horizontal neck rings with amulets. The mask is associated with the Oratta people of the Igbo cultural group. The image is part of the Jones Collection and was captured between 1930 and 1939.
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