Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3042853
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Provenance
Matthias L. J. Lemaire, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSize
H: 27 cm
L: 66 cm
H: 10.6 inch
L: 26.0 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, remains of paint, strings of miniature beads, horizontal (female type) with long backswept horns and broad cuff from sheet metal around the neck, rising from the back of a quadruped with metal tag eyes, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage, small missing parts, traces of abrasion
The object Antelope dance crest “tjiwara” with the object ID 3042853 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 193.
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Comparing literature
Zahan, Dominique, Antilopes du Soleil, Vienne 1980, pl. 84
Publications
AHDRC: 0078276