Zoomorphic dance crest · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3049497
Price
EUR 2,000
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Provenance
American Private CollectionSize
H: 103 cm
H: 40.6 inch
Description
wood, two parts (bird attachment), metal, base
In Colleyn, a comparable mask is called “mishi koun” (Colleyn, Zurich 2001, p. 195).
Elsewhere (Davis, New Orleans 1981, p. 56) it is called antelope headdress “kamalen sogo koun” - “kamalen” (young men) and “sogo” (animal) - which is danced by young men of the “ton” youth association. The antelope is inextricably linked to agriculture among the Bamana. The bird represents rain.
Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 195 Davis, Charles B., The Animal Motif in Bamana Art, New Orleans 1981, p. 56 f.