Zemanek-Münster

Buffalo mask "tiemala"

Mali, Bamana
not available anymore
Provenance
A. Roth, Basel, Switzerland
Size
H: 74,5 cm
H: 29.3 inch

Description

light brown wood, partly encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, extraordinary formed ears, horns describing a nearly closed circle, pierced around the rim, rep. (breakage left horn tip), fine cracks, traces of abrasion, base


Comparing literature

Massa, Gabriel, Masques Animaux d' Afrique de l'Ouest, Sepia 1995, p. 41, ill. 8

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