Helmet crest
Wood
Size in cm: 40 x 19 x 13
Weight: 400g.
These helmet crests are examples of ownership by politically influential men's association in every kingdom of the region. The lineage masks used during memorial services for the dead, latterly represent animals such as apes, sheep, bird species or buffaloes. However, elephant and leopard masks / crests are considered as royal animals and the use of such royal animal masks is reserved for the privilaged of certain lineages. This exclusive elephant mask, which would be worn horizontally on the head, can be sourced back to the Babanki style of the northwestern Grasslands.
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