Antelope dance crest "sogoni koun" or "chiwara" ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3049165

Description

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Like the “chiwara” society, “sogoni koun” is is an association of different age groups of juveniles, performing on agrarian competitions in the villages or fields.

This “chiwara” shows distinctive horns bent forward. For more dance crests of this type see AHDRC 0180283 and 0079059 to 0079065.

The object Antelope dance crest “sogoni koun” or “chiwara” with the object ID 3049165 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 225 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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