Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
Mali, Bamana
not available anymore
Provenance
Maître Blanchet et associés, Paris-Drouot, 21 September 2004, Lot 237Collection 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. 104Publications
AHDRC: 0148349