Zemanek-Münster

Monkey mask "n'gon" ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3041331

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Provenance
Walter Kaiser, Stuttgart, Germany
Size
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, irregular cut eyes, overlong nose bridge, “wart”- like projections on the cheeks, without mouth, remains of mass and fibres in the lower rim area, slightly dam., cracks (nose), traces of insect caused damage (rim backside), base


The object Monkey mask “n’gon” with the object ID 3041331 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 141.

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Comparing literature

Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 107, ill. 85


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