Zemanek-Münster

Standing figure

Burkina Faso, Gurunsi
not available anymore
Provenance
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Size
H: 24,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, armless body, a string of glass beads around the hips, min. dam., missing parts (right foot tip), cracks, wooden socle;
in contrast to the masks, which were performed in public, the figural objects of the Gurunsi were strictly kept hidden. They are exclusively used for sooth-saying and were kept in special shrines for the rest of the time.


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