Mask "ntomo" · Mali, Malinke · ID: 3038876
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Alex Arthur, Brussels, BelgiumPierre Gavignot, Ile de France, France
Size
H: 51 cm
H: 20.1 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, partly stud with metal sheet, crest-like superstructure with nine teeth, notched crest on the bulging forehead, drilled eyes, incised linear decor, rep. (breakages horns), traces of insect caused damages, slight traces of abrasion, base;
used for initiation rites.
Comparing literature
Polfliet, Leo, Malinke, Marka, Bamana, Minianka, München 1983, p. 14 f.