Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3034404
sold
EUR 2,600
Provenance
Helmut von Hacht, Hamburg, GermanySize
H: 78,5 cm
H: 30.9 inch
Description
light brown wood, dark brown patina, vertical type, carrying a fawn on its back, min. dam., rep. (breakages: neck, both tail tips, snout);
the “tjiwara” masquerades were performed at the beginning and ending of the agrarian cycle.