Baga Nimba Shoulder Mask, Guinea, West Africa

Carved Wooden Child’s Baga D’mba or Nimba Shoulder Mask. Provenance tags attributing the piece to the Baga people of Guinea and it’s provenance to Ader Picard Tajan Auctions of Paris, 1980, originally collected circa 1960. Approximately 18.75 inches H x 11.75 L x 5.5 W. Carved in wood, with brass decorative metal tacks and with overall dark patina.

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