ITEM #:
5608
ETHNICITY:
Senufo
ORIGIN:
Cote D'Ivoire
SENUFO HELMET MASK:
In traditional Africa, helmet masks like this Senufo Helmet Mask were used not only as protection but also to show status or rank. They were carved from wood, cast in bronze or woven and embellished with horns, symbolic forms, cloth, cowries, metal strips, and beads.. -
ITEM #:
5608
ETHNICITY:
Senufo
ORIGIN:
Cote D'Ivoire
SENUFO HELMET MASK:
In traditional Africa, helmet masks like this Senufo Helmet Mask were used not only as protection but also to show status or rank. They were carved from wood, cast in bronze or woven and embellished with horns, symbolic forms, cloth, cowries, metal strips, and beads..