Oro Masquerade

This mask was used in an Oro masquerade. The bound figures, suspended from the horns of the mask, probably portray citizens found guilty of breaking Yoruba laws.

Can you see the figures?

ODYSSEY HOME NEAR EAST Egypt GREECE ROME

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Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester and Dallas Museum of Art
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