Mask "nwenka" · Burkina Faso, Bobo · ID: 3047389

Name: Mask "nwenka"
SKU: 3047389
Price: 1500 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 1,500

Provenance

Old British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s)

Size

H: 92 cm

H: 36.2 inch

Description

wood, colour pigments, water stains

“Nwenka” embodies the spirit of “dwo”, the son of the creator god “wuro”. Viewed as one of the most sacred of all Bobo masks (second only to the “molo” mask), “nwenka” is used exclusively by blacksmiths in cults centred around “dwo’s” spirit (the “kwele dwo”, “dwosa”, and “sibe dwo” cults).

The object Mask “nwenka” with the object ID 3047389 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 148 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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