Mask · Burkina Faso, Mossi · ID: 3032573
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Provenance
Pierre Vérité, Paris, FranceWalter Schweizer, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
Size
H: 131 cm
H: 51.6 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, remains of polychrome paint, of elongated form with pointed chin, simplified facial features and circular pierced eyes, crowned by a standing female figure with crested coiffure, min. dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage, on wooden base;
all masks of the Mossi have totemistic character and are part of genesis myths of the clan they belong to.
The object Mask with the object ID 3032573 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 304.
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Comparing literature
van Ham, Laurent, African art from the Upper Volta, Rotterdam o.J.