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Page 263
... carved so as to rest on the shoulders of the wearer , who sees out through a hole between the breasts , his body hidden in raffia fibre . This mask appears at the harvest and threshing of the rice crop . Tall drums supported by a human ...
... carved so as to rest on the shoulders of the wearer , who sees out through a hole between the breasts , his body hidden in raffia fibre . This mask appears at the harvest and threshing of the rice crop . Tall drums supported by a human ...
Page 268
... carved in low relief . In the Musée de l'Homme , Paris . Height 50 cm . By courtesy of the Musee de l'Homme , Paris Ekoi - speaking peoples . The Ekoi - speaking peoples ( Anyang , Boki , Ejagham , Keaka , and Yako ) are best known for ...
... carved in low relief . In the Musée de l'Homme , Paris . Height 50 cm . By courtesy of the Musee de l'Homme , Paris Ekoi - speaking peoples . The Ekoi - speaking peoples ( Anyang , Boki , Ejagham , Keaka , and Yako ) are best known for ...
Page 276
... carved in the form of human heads . Only a few Azande figures exist , in wood and terra - cotta , and only a few crude masks have been identified as Azande . Yanda figures , used by members of the Azande secret Mani society , are ...
... carved in the form of human heads . Only a few Azande figures exist , in wood and terra - cotta , and only a few crude masks have been identified as Azande . Yanda figures , used by members of the Azande secret Mani society , are ...
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