Ape mask "n'gon" of the "korè" society · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3040584
Frank Herreman, Anvers, Belgium
Description
light wood, min. remains of brown patina, incised scarification marks, strong abrasion of paint, minor missing parts (nose, rim backside), cracks (snout, forehead), smalll traces of insect caused damage, base;
initiates of the “korè” society are divided into various grades, which all have their own masks and totems. Aside of the important hyena mask “suruku” these include lion masks “jara” and monkey masks “n’gon”, like the present one. They illustrate the dicscourse of man with his own zoomorphic qualities.
The object Ape mask “n’gon” of the “korè” society with the object ID 3040584 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 121 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.
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