Zoomorphic dance crest

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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.

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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.

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