Female antelope dance crest "tjiwara" with anthropomorphic figure ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3034582

Description

wood, slightly shiny dark brown patina, vertical type, both horns and the forehead spread with blackish mass with cowrie shells attached (some missing), the figure provided with elongated trunk and simple facial features, wearing a necklace of turquoise glass beads, four holes in the base for attachment, slightly dam. (horntips, base), rep. (base/hindlegs/body of the antelope in the middle/nose bridge with ornament), socle

The object Female antelope dance crest “tjiwara” with anthropomorphic figure with the object ID 3034582 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 262 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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