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Nimba (or D’mba) (Shoulder helmet mask)
c.2005RCIN 95893
This is a reduced size version of a Nimba mask, worn on the head by a dancer dressed in a raffia costume during agricultural ceremonies.
From the Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea to the United Kingdom, Paul Goa Zoumanigui, 2014