Horned mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3033263
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Ernst Winizki, Zurich, SwitzerlandRené David, Zurich, Switzerland
Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1982)
Size
H: 77 cm
H: 30.3 inch
Description
light brown wood, encrusted reddish brown patina, elongated head with open snout, curved horns, rep., (left horn), min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion;
probably the mask type “kagba” belonging to the “poro” men society of the Senufo, used at funeral ceremonies and during initiation rites. The mask is completed by a cane construction, tent-like covered with mats or blankets, which are ornamentally painted. In the case of “kagba” it is supported by one man, while the bigger version of “nasolo” needs two men to be moved.
Comparing literature
Förster, Till, Die Kunst der Senufo aus Schweizer Sammlungen, Zürich 1988, p. 66, ill. 47