Zemanek-Münster

Doorpost with anthropomorphic heads

Burkina Faso, Mossi
not available anymore
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France
Size
H: 105,5 cm
H: 41.5 inch

Description

wood, pigments, base

These posts were placed in pairs at the entrances of “nakomsé” chiefs and served to hold a woven screen that closed the entrance like a door.


Expertise

Certificat d' Authenticite, Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, 4 Mai 2005

Comparing literature

Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, p. 33, ill. 5

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