Buffalo mask · Burkina Faso, Bwa · ID: 3039562
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, GermanySize
H: 77 cm
B: 44,5 cm
H: 30.3 inch
B: 17.5 inch
Description
wood, encrusted patina, remains of polychrome paint, dominated by prominent eyes and projecting horns, incised geometrical ornaments, missing parts (horn tips), cracks, traces of abrasion, insect caused damage
Comparing literature
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 148