Buffalo headdress "kablé" · Burkina Faso, Tusian · ID: 3046112
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Karl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, GermanyGerman Private Collection
Size
H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch
Description
wood, pigments,
These headdresses were made exclusively for initiates for whom the buffalo had been chosen as totem or protective spirit animal.
These headdresses are danced during performances that welcome initiates back into the community, where the masqueraders mimic the behaviour of the represented animal.
The object Buffalo headdress “kablé” with the object ID 3046112 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 114 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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