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