Museum of Natural History, NY (Showcase inside msueum shop) Isagba Gelede mask with white (Kaolin) face and animal (ram) on top. Tow projections on sides of headress have rectangular wooden frames with mirrors, but these are in form of Muslim writing tablets on which arabic are learned. Chin strap has spiral motif. Main face has pele marks on cheeks. Beard. Ohori style- closest to Isagba masks - see [index card cut off] [index card notes p26]. The date on the slide is JUN 72.
Local Numbers:
27-28
I 2 YRB 72
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