Zemanek-Münster

Antelope dance crest "sogi-ni-kun" or "tjiwara" ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3039484

sold EUR 1,100
Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Private Collection
Size
H: 56 cm
H: 22.0 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, stylized body of an antelope with vertical projecting horns and ears, drilled nose with glass bead decor, fixed on wickerwork cap, min. dam., small missing part (wickerwork)


The object Antelope dance crest “sogi-ni-kun” or “tjiwara” with the object ID 3039484 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 264 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,100.

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Comparing literature

Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 221


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