Buffalo mask "sigma" · Northern Ghana, Vagala or Tampulma · ID: 3047153
sold
EUR 1,600
Provenance
Knud Nielsen, Jelling, DenmarkSize
M: 69,5 cm x 47,5 cm
M: 27.4 inch x 18.7 inch
Description
wood, colour pigments, separately worked handle, old place of repair (horn centre), missing parts (back)
“Sigma” masks appear in masquerades performed at funeral celebrations and when a community’s well-being is threatened, for example, by a drought or malevolent spirits.
The object Buffalo mask “sigma” with the object ID 3047153 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 100 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600.
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Comparing literature
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 98