Helmet mask "bolo" · Burkina Faso, Bobo · ID: 3052230
Starting price
EUR 2,000
Estimated price
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Ilia Malichin, Baden-Baden, Germany (1992)Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 31 March 2012, lot 10
German Private Collection, Gaggenau
Size
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
“Bolo” type masks serve as popular entertainment masks at performances that are open to the public such as funerals, initiations, harvest festivals and other celebrations.
Their performance is extremely athletic, with the mask spinning wildly around and around, leaping high into the air.
Comparing literature
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, cat. 182
Publications
AHDRC: 0212339