Zemanek-Münster

Blacksmith's mask "hombo" or "kobiay" ·  Burkina Faso, Bwa, Houndé · ID: 3047165

sold EUR 1,800
Size
H: 73 cm
H: 28.7 inch

Description

wood, pigments, rest. (crack)

This mask was carved by the blacksmith’s and it represents “hombo”, the protecitve spirit of the smiths.


Comparing literature

Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 135


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