Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"
Mali, Bamana
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Lempertz, Cologne, 26 April 2003, lot 22Size
H: 87 cm
H: 34.3 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, vertical (male) type with grooved horns, body and head partly stud with punched copper sheet, mane and pierced septum provided with red fibre tassels, handwritten collection number “041131” at the base, min. dam., small missing parts, base.
This “tjiwara” is strongly influenced by Marka workshops, as could be seen by the typical metal applications and the elongated facial proportions.