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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4282352, member: 8267"]Based on the scarification pattern, I would look at Yoruba masks. The Yoruba orisha Esu/Eshu is often represented with a beard, but usually appears on a staff, not as a mask. The holes along the top edge suggest it may have been used, rather than simply made for sale. But it is an unusual form.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c2/08/65/c20865577868aab137eaaac3f073c9df.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://discoverafricanart.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Yoruba_Mask_1016802_12-3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://discoverafricanart.com/product/yoruba-inspired-decorative-mask-12-nigeria-african-art/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://discoverafricanart.com/product/yoruba-inspired-decorative-mask-12-nigeria-african-art/" rel="nofollow">https://discoverafricanart.com/product/yoruba-inspired-decorative-mask-12-nigeria-african-art/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A Yoruba mask with somewhat similar eyebrow treatment:</p><p><img src="https://www.africatoyou.com/photos/FX0118.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.africadirect.com/masks/yoruba/yoruba-mask-with-crown-nigeria-african-art.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.africadirect.com/masks/yoruba/yoruba-mask-with-crown-nigeria-african-art.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.africadirect.com/masks/yoruba/yoruba-mask-with-crown-nigeria-african-art.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Esu staff figures:</p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/236x/d8/61/e3/d861e3ae9c40addba3ad0534d8d10023.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/236x/37/2f/7c/372f7c9fc440b2598cfc3b6b08b2f18c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4282352, member: 8267"]Based on the scarification pattern, I would look at Yoruba masks. The Yoruba orisha Esu/Eshu is often represented with a beard, but usually appears on a staff, not as a mask. The holes along the top edge suggest it may have been used, rather than simply made for sale. But it is an unusual form. [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c2/08/65/c20865577868aab137eaaac3f073c9df.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://discoverafricanart.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Yoruba_Mask_1016802_12-3.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://discoverafricanart.com/product/yoruba-inspired-decorative-mask-12-nigeria-african-art/[/URL] A Yoruba mask with somewhat similar eyebrow treatment: [IMG]https://www.africatoyou.com/photos/FX0118.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://www.africadirect.com/masks/yoruba/yoruba-mask-with-crown-nigeria-african-art.html[/URL] Esu staff figures: [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/236x/d8/61/e3/d861e3ae9c40addba3ad0534d8d10023.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/236x/37/2f/7c/372f7c9fc440b2598cfc3b6b08b2f18c.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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