Bird mask (rooster) · Burkina Faso, Nuna/ Bwa · ID: 3044733

Name: Bird mask (rooster)
SKU: 3044733
Price: 4000 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 4,000

Provenance

American Private Collection, New York

Size

H: 31,5 cm

H: 12.4 inch

Description

wood, polychrome painted, rep., base

The origins of the aminal motifs seen in masks are found in the stories, legends and myths transmitted orally by the older generation to the younger. The meaning attributed to these symbols vary from region to region.

Birds in general are messengers who communicate between man and the supernatural world, and they also represent freedom. The cock in particular symbolizes the power of the chief.

The object Bird mask (rooster) with the object ID 3044733 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 120 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,000.

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