Antelope dance crest "sogi-ni-kun" or "tjiwara" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3039484
sold
EUR 1,100
Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandSwiss 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