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MAMAS [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

African tribe found in Benue-Plateau State, Nigeria.

OBS

The Mama are known mainly for animal head-dresses that brilliantly abstract the essential characteristics of the bush cow, the waterbuck, and the reedbuck for the mangam ceremonies, which encourage the crops to grow. Carvings of human figures appear unfinished, with facial features sometimes totally omitted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Nom de peuple. [...] dans la région de la Bénoué, les œuvres des Tivs, des Jukuns, des Mamas, des Montols [...] manifestent une continuité avec la tradition plastique soudanaise.

Key term(s)
  • Mama

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