Bird headdress "a-bemp", "a-bämp" or "koni" · Guinea, Baga · ID: 3046599
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Provenance
Argiles, Paris, France (2007)John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USA
Size
H: 51 cm
H: 20.1 inch
Description
wood (three-part), colour pigments, nail heads, rep.
These headdresses are part of one of the most popular masquerades of young men and boys. They are probably related to their future role as adult men and spouses. Each headdress may also bear a personal name in honor of a woman of the village.
The object Bird headdress “a-bemp”, “a-bämp” or “koni” with the object ID 3046599 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 209.
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Comparing literature
Lamp, Frederick, Art of the Baga, New York 1996, p. 110 f.
Publications
AHDRC: 0056035
Exhibition
Paris, France: "KAOS-Parcours des Mondes", 12-16 September 2007