Antelope headdress "sogi-ni-kun" or "tjiwara" ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3048820

Description

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Just like the “tjiwara” society, the “sogi ni kun” is an association of juveniles (“ton”). The mask dancers appear at working competitions which take place in the villages or on the fields.

The object Antelope headdress “sogi-ni-kun” or “tjiwara” with the object ID 3048820 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 153 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 221, Kat. 207