Mask · Mali, Marka · ID: 3035415
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
Chr. Sollberger, Bern, Switzerland (1965)Swiss Private Collection
Size
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Description
wood, punched metal sheet, remains of pigments, three projections with red fringes in front of the face, pierced around the rim, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
all along the Niger this mask type is used for ceremonies associated with fishing and agriculture.
Comparing literature
Polfliet, Leo, Malinke, Marka, Bamana, Minianka, München 1983, p. 16