Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3046174
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Provenance
Berndt Helleberg, Stockholm, SwedenSize
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Description
wood, red pigment, 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.
The object Hyaena mask “suruku” of the “korè” society with the object ID 3046174 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 97.
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