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Chamba African Mask
Tribe: Chamba
Country: Nigeria
Material: Wood, Beads
Size: 13" (16" on stand)
Private Collection: Virginia, USA
The Chamba, whose number today is estimated to be 20,000, settled in northern Nigeria, on the southern bank of the Benue River. They are divided into small kingdoms each headed by a king assisted by a council of elders whose powers are regulated by male and female secret societies within which art has a prominent role as a symbol of transformation during funerals, initiation and to control the forces of untamed nature.
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