Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" · Mali, Bamana, Bougouni region · ID: 3041219
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Ole Jensen, Denmark (1963)Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark
Size
H: 53 cm
H: 20.9 inch
Description
wood, dark/reddish brown patina, glass beads, cowrie shells, fabric, vertical type with upright rising horns, stylized mane of the roan antelope, incised ornaments, various drilled holes for attachment of ornament, mounted on basketry cap, slightly dam., missing parts (left ear, horn tips), rep. (breakage at the left ear), traces of insect caused damage, crack, abrasion of paint
Comparing literature
LaGamma, Alisa, Genesis, New York 2002, p. 98