Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3040012
sold
EUR 3,000
Size
H: 42 cm
H: 16.5 inch
Description
wood, partly encrusted black patina, concave vaulted facial plane with projecting snout, notched tattoos on the forehead, grooves on both sides of the face, slightly dam., missing parts (backside on the upper rim, ear tips, nose bridge), crack
The object Hyaena mask “suruku” of the “korè” society with the object ID 3040012 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 265 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,000.
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