Carved wooden funerary screen, showing a house-head in the masquerade outfit that he performed in life. This one is Bekinarusibi (white man's ship on head) and celebrates the wealth that came from by Kalabari 19th Century Africa,Nigeria, 20th century

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Size: 3520px × 5360px
Location: africa
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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