Head of a hobby horse "koredugaso" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3043943
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Provenance
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium (collected in situ in the 1970s)John Falcon, New York, USA
Size
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch
Description
wood, cord, collection number “FM 010011”, base
The jesters “korèdubaw” or “korèjugaw” form an autonomous social class. They have the right to make fun of potentates and dignitaries. So the mounted soldiers “sofaw” were caricatured by “korèdubaw” romping around astride on hobby horses “koredugaso”.
The object Head of a hobby horse “koredugaso” with the object ID 3043943 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 156.
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Expertise
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, 4 April 2008, No. FM010011
Comparing literature
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 64 f.
Exhibition
Niyama, Congo Gallery, Brussels 2008