Antelope mask "sukomse" ·  Burkina Faso, Mossi/Kaya · ID: 3033912

Description

wood, encrusted patina, polychrome paint, a vaulted calotte with raised forehead ridge, pointed mouth, surmounted by slightly curved, notched horns, the whole facial plane decorated with incised or painted patterns, pierced around the rim, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage, minor missing parts;
the masks of the Bobo have totemistic character, they are part of the genesis myths of the clan they belong to.

The object Antelope mask “sukomse” with the object ID 3033912 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 149.

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Comparing literature

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