Blacksmith's mask "hombo" or "kobiay" · Burkina Faso, Bwa / Houndé · ID: 3050287
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Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 24 October 2020, Lot 137German Private Collection
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 3050287 was last part of the auction Online Auction at September 27, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 185.
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Comparing literature
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 135