Mask ·  Mali, Marka · ID: 3034356

Description

wood, spotty brown patina, completely decorated with delicate incised ornaments, a piece of fabric attached on the back, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
all along the Niger this mask type is used for ceremonies associated with fishing and agriculture.

The object Mask with the object ID 3034356 was part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction on March 9, 2013. The object with the lot number 214 achieved a sales price of EUR 600 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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