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06-Jul-2015

011_Female Body Mask with Sankofa Bird Symbol.JPG

Description: Female Body Mask with the sankofa bird symbol; Head gear of the sankofa bird with beak open to hold the mask and two horns on the sides of the head gear; Two square ears below the head gear; Large golden color of metallic plate with the carving of a bull with horns covers the forehead (inscription on the plate: “O. Ltd.); Two triangular ears on the lower part of the forehead; The face is brightly decorated with small color beads with the sankofa bird in blue flying past; there is no neck; The torso is a very broad chested panel with decorated cowries and the sides and golden color patterns at the edges; An image of the sankofa bird picking its egg is displayed in a round space at the centre of the broad panel.
Dimensions: H: 135; B:39

Medion AG MD 86497
1/60s f/9.9 at 4.9mm iso800 full exif

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