Mask

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, remains of black paint, of oval hollowed form, crowned by three tooth-like projections (the right one missing), the whole face framed by three incised lines, pierced around the rim (mostly broken out), min. dam., traces of old insect caused damage, on metal base;
the Marka are divided into the Marka proper or Soninke Marka, living in Mali, and the Dafing or Dafing-Marka, settling in Burkina Faso. Both groups are cultivating different mask traditions, very similiar to those of the surrounding ethnic groups.