Hornbill mask

Burkina Faso, Nuna

sold EUR 1,700

Provenance

René and Maud Garcia, Paris, France

Size

H: 85 cm

H: 33.5 inch

Description

wood, colour pigments, rest., base

The hornbill plays an important role in the Nuna supernatural universe. It is believed that the bird can communicate with otherworldly spirits.

Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 57

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