Headdress "sa-sira-ren" · Guinea, Baga · ID: 3034646

Name: Headdress "sa-sira-ren"
SKU: 3034646
Availability: Discontinued

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Size

H: 57,5 cm

H: 22.6 inch

Description

wood, shiny blackish brown patina, short post, surmounted by a female bust with face and body scarifications, pierced ears and elaborate coiffure, min. dam., minor missing parts (ears), cracks, slight traces of abrasion, wooden socle;
“sa-sira-ren” or the maiden is unequivocally the property of young unmarried men. She is the object of their desire, and the focus of important and critical entertainment. Today and perhaps in the past, she also functions politically to instill a sense of pride in Baga youth.

The object Headdress “sa-sira-ren” with the object ID 3034646 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 259.

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