Anthropo-/ zoomorphic mask with two pairs of eyes · Mali, Bamana / Malinke · ID: 3048463
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Provenance
John (1946-2019) & Pam Finley, New Orleans, USASize
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, clay-like mass, abrus seeds, base
This mask probably belongs to the context of the “korè” initiation society, but cannot be clearly assigned to a specific type. It could be a hyena mask “suruku”.
The object Anthropo-/ zoomorphic mask with two pairs of eyes with the object ID 3048463 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 134.
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