Head · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3034821
sold
EUR 520
Size
H: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, remains of paint, metal nails, the eyes inset with metal tags, slender neck with projection for mortising, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion, wooden base;
presumably belonging to a puppet figure “merekun”.
The object Head with the object ID 3034821 was part of the auction 75th tribal art auction on November 30, 2013. The object with the lot number 236 achieved a sales price of EUR 520 with an asking price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 90, ill. 65