A carved wooden helmet mask with woven rope and red mineral pigments.

Such masks are worn by tribes along the Benue river as part of their Vabo secret society rituals.

The mask likely originated from the Adamawa Plateau, Muri Division of Adamawa province.

The Mask measures 22 inches long. There is no display stand included.

Mumuye peoples, Nigeria, West Africa.

Provenance: Field Collected by H. Bruce Greene 1970s-1980s , sold to the Romano Family in 2000, New Jersey.