Osun pendant mask; hip ornament; lost-wax cast in brass. In form of human face with snakes issuing from nostrils. Further snakes and frogs at sides of face, on chin and head. Elaborately decorated headdress with projecting crest.
The spiritual power of the god Osun lies in leaves, herbs, roots, and the venom of snakes and insects. Osun specialists utilise their knowledge to protect and cure but also to combat malevolent forces. ~Osun pandant masks would have been reserved for use by the Oba or Osun specialists.