Hyaena mask "suruku" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3038081
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Provenance
Maria Wyss, Basel, SwitzerlandSize
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, characteristic form, with projection on the head, which contains the life-giving energy “nyama”, fine incised decor, rep. (breakage forehead projection), slight traces of abrasion
The object Hyaena mask “suruku” with the object ID 3038081 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 122.
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