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.
Comparing literature
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 98