Zemanek-Münster

Zoomorphic board mask "bayiri" ·  Burkina Faso, Bwa · ID: 3032627

sold EUR 3,500
Provenance
Peter Schnell, Zurich, Switzerland (1981)
Richard Rüegg, Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 132 cm
H: 52.0 inch

Description

wood, slightly encrusted patina, polychrome paint, a circular facial plane with concentric eyes, rectangular board-shaped superstructure with four hook-shaped protrudings on each side, crowned by a sickle-shaped element, dam., cracks, traces of abrasion, minor missing parts;
according to Roy this mask represents a spirit of nature and new life names “bayiri”.


The object Zoomorphic board mask “bayiri” with the object ID 3032627 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 171 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,500.

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Comparing literature

Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 142


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