Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3033951

Description

wood, matt brown patina, remains of pigments, vertical (male) type, stylized body, the elegant swing of the neck repeated by the mane which is arranged in three bows, min. dam., cracks, minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion

The object Antelope dance crest “tjiwara” with the object ID 3033951 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 113 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,000.

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Comparing literature

Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 209, ill. 187