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Place of Origin: Guinea-Bissauan
Baga Sculpture from Guinea-Bissau
Baga Sculpture from Guinea-Bissau

Baga Sculpture from Guinea-Bissau

Located in Highland, IN

This large, impressive sculpture of D'mba or Nimba (the Great Mother) is by the Baga people from the coast of Guinea-Bissau. The exaggerated figure has an oversize head covered in g...

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20th Century Folk Art Guinea-Bissauan Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Bidjogo Tribal Initiation Ox Mask, c. 1900
Bidjogo Tribal Initiation Ox Mask, c. 1900

Bidjogo Tribal Initiation Ox Mask, c. 1900

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After oxen were introduced to Guinea Bissau by Portuguese sailors in the 15th century, its strength, aggression, and nobility quickly became integrated i...

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Early 20th Century Tribal Guinea-Bissauan Folk Art

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Hide, Wood

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