Hyaena mask "suruku koun" of the "korè" society · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3046762
Dieter Fichtner, Munich, Germany
Neumeister, Munich, 16 November 2006, Lot 17
Dr. Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany
Neumeister, Munich, 15 October 2009, Teil 2, Lot 1184
German Private Collection
Description
wood, pigments, inventory number “KS 2.104”, missing part, base
“Suruku koun” belongs to the sixth and highest level of initiation, the “korè” society. In order to be accepted into the “korè”, the young men must pass tests. In addition to tests of courage, these include the symbolic death of the initiant and his rebirth, as well as the acquisition of secret knowledge about rites and traditions of the tribe.
The object Hyaena mask “suruku koun” of the “korè” society with the object ID 3046762 was part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction on October 24, 2020. The object with the lot number 127 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,100 with an asking price of EUR 2,000.
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Publications
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 338
AHDRC: 0079987