Janus helmet mask "wanyugo"
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Gerd Hanebeck, Wuppertal, GermanyZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 07 July 2018, Lot 99
German Private Collection
Size
H: 32 cm
L: 67,5 cm
H: 12.6 inch
L: 26.6 inch
Description
wood,
Zoomorphic “wanyugo” masks belong to the “wabele” society. They are send out during times of funerary ritual or times of crisis in order to search out and destroy any malevolent spirits and evil spells.
Publications
AHDRC: 0153517