Crocodile mask ·  Burkina Faso, Nuna · ID: 3043843

Description

wood,

Concerning the crocodile there is a story of an elder who was searching for new land to farm and who became lost and lay down in the shade of a tree to rest. He heard a noise and tumbled head over heels to the edge of the river, and stopped just short of the jaws of a crocodile with a great carp between its teeth. The elder carefully drew out the fish and scurried up the bank, where he cooked and ate the fish, restoring his strength, so that he was able to lead his family to the spot where they settled and prospered, thanks to the crocodile.

The object Crocodile mask with the object ID 3043843 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 79 achieved a sales price of EUR 900.

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Comparing literature

Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 55 f.

Publications

AHDRC: 0153613