Ape mask "ngon" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3034746
sold
EUR 500
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
light brown wood, dark brown patina, collection number “G-241” at the back, dam., cracks, missing parts (back), traces of abrasion;
worn by the initiates of the “koré” society. They used animal masks, thus illustrating the relationship of humans with their own animalistic features.
The object Ape mask “ngon” with the object ID 3034746 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 125 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 109