Heddle pulley "konantre" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3048932
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Provenance
Mark Eglinton, New York, USASize
H: 13 cm
H: 5.1 inch
Description
wood, pigment, base
The headpiece is modelled on the Baule mask type “bo nun amuin”.
“Bo nun amuin” literally means “gods of the forest” (“bushes”). Masks embodying “bo nun amuin” are considered the most ritually significant and sacred masks of the Baule.
The object Heddle pulley “konantre” with the object ID 3048932 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 174.
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