Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
Mali, Bamana
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Peter Werner, Munich, GermanyWalter Schmidt, Würzburg/Innsbruck, Germany/Austria
Size
H: 35,5 cm
H: 14.0 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, of characteristic form, projection on the head, which contains the life-giving energy “nyama”, fine incised decor, rep. (breakage lower jaw), fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion
Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 119Publications
AHDRC: 0141944