Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3040536
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Provenance
Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsGalerie Sao/Marceau Rivière, Paris, France
Roger Bourahimou, Brussels, Belgium
Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Size
H: 42 cm
L: 60 cm
H: 16.5 inch
L: 23.6 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, antelope head with curved horns widely projecting to the back, broad cuff from sheet metal around the neck, rising from the back of a quadruped with short legs and tail rolled up, eyes with metal inlay, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base
Comparing literature
Zahan, Dominique, Antilopes du Soleil, Vienne 1980, pl. 84, ill. III 17