Antelope dance crest "sogi ni kun" or "tjiwara" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3032862
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, GermanySize
H: 51 cm
H: 20.1 inch
Description
wood, shiny blackish brown patina, consisting of several stylized animals, crowned by a seated human figure and a long pair of horns, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base
The object Antelope dance crest “sogi ni kun” or “tjiwara” with the object ID 3032862 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 124 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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Comparing literature
Zahan, Dominique, Antilopes du Soleil, Wien 1980, ill. 70 f.