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This Magbo helmet mask for an Oro society member was created by Yoruba artist Onabanjo of Itu Meko. It is currently located in the African collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art which is in Indianapolis Indiana. Created around 1880-1910 it depicts a varied cast of community members carved of wood colored with pigment and mounted on a curved bar surmounting the helmet.

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