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Bushcow mask
Tribe: Chamba
Country: Nigeria
Material: Wood
Size: 18"
Private Collection: Michigan, USA
An extremely simplified Bushcow mask with a domed forehead, large open jaws ans circular horns. It was used by the Tsara society to guide the soul of the deceased into the land of the dead, but was also used to protect the village from evil spirits and to ward off sickness.
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