Wooden head mask, human head with elongated neck and horned head-dress. The head is mounted on hollow cone stand, this hollow was used for wearing on top of the head.
Erupting from the forehead of the mask is a pole, this acts as a mount for a figure of a bird, it is mounted in such a way as to turn freely on this protrusion. The face is decorated with geometric grids of diamond shapes as well as line motifs all painted in various yellow ochre shades.
mask (dance & live theatre)
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