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.
The object Blacksmith’s mask “hombo” or “kobiay” with the object ID 3047165 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 137 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.
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Comparing literature
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 135