GOLA, helmet masks, Liberia

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These GOLA helmet masks (which could quite possibly be from the VAI tribe) are referred to as BOWU or Gbetu masks and characteristically consist of a bucket-shaped helmet which is fitted over the head. It features a long-ringed neck and a small female head surmounted on the top of the bucket-shaped helmet..

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GOLA 001

GOLA 002

GOLA 003

$1200

$1200

$800
   

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