Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3043494
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Size
H: 40 cm
H: 15.7 inch
Description
wood,
Within the scope of the “koré” celebration the hyaena in most cases symbolizes the effort of the initiates to perfect their secret knowledge. For the hyaena knows all the secrets of the bush and is considered as mythical teacher.
The object Hyaena mask “suruku” of the “korè” society with the object ID 3043494 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 159.
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Comparing literature
Roberts, Allen F., Animals in African Art, New York 1995, p. 150, ill. 90