Zemanek-Münster

Antelope dance crest "zazaigo"

Burkina Faso, Mossi
not available anymore
Provenance
René David, Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch

Description

light brown wood, matt patina, black and white paint, a bonnet of rough fabric with long extending cord-like raffia strings and bands of fabric embroidered with cowrie snails, surmounted by the stylized head of a buffalo, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion


Comparing literature

Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 126

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