Auction 104
Zemanek-Münster

Blacksmith's mask "hombo" or "kobiay"

Burkina Faso, Bwa / Houndé
not available anymore
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 24 October 2020, Lot 137
German 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.


Comparing literature

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

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