Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3041721
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
The object Hyaena mask “suruku” of the “korè” society with the object ID 3041721 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 4 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 119
Publications
AHDRC: 0141944