Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3035749
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
Gilbert Lavarino, Geneva, SwitzerlandAntonio Fiacco, Fehraltorf/Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 21 cm
L: 41 cm
H: 8.3 inch
L: 16.1 inch
Description
light brown wood, dark brown patina, backswept horns, pierced ears, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage, abrasion, base;
the “tjiwara” mask dancer wears a shaggy tunic, braided with long black fibre with cotton tassels and a cap of cotton or plant fibre weaving. Present “tjiwara” belongs to the “horizontal” (female) type.
Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, p. 224 f.