Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society, Mali, Bamana, Size: H: 38 cm (H: 15.0 inch), ID: 3045709

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Lot 119

92nd Tribal Art Auction

Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3045709

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Provenance

Maître Blanchet et associés, Paris-Drouot, 21 September 2004, Lot 237
Collection Musée de Saint-Cyprien, Pyrénées-Orientales, France (2017)

Size

H: 38 cm

H: 15.0 inch

Description

wood, sheet metal, nails, blackish mass, remains of hide, base

The initiates of the “korè” are divided into different groups, each of which receives a certain animal as a totem. These are represented by appropriate masks. Aside of the hyaena mask “suruku”, lion masks “jaraw” and monkey masks “sulaw” appear.

Comparing literature

Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 119, cat. 104

Publications

AHDRC: 0148349

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