African Mask Snake Mask Baga BOBO Tribe Ceremonial Wood Hand home primitive art -G1642

41.7/6.1-CM
This rare and fabulous Baga Snake Mask from Guinea. This society mask is worn in the traditional use of wearing them on the shoulder, The traditional Baga snake which was worn in a vertical state off the mans shoulder. The spiritual force represented by this headdress, known as a-Mantsho-na-Tshol, or roughly "master of medicine," reigns supreme in Baga society