Hyaena mask "suruku" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3034359
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Provenance
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, GermanySize
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, of stylized form with half-spherical bulging forehead, pierced hooknose with a cord made from plaited plant fibres, open mouth with indicated teeth, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion
The object Hyaena mask “suruku” with the object ID 3034359 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 202.
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