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Zoomorphic headdress "sogoni koun" ("sogonikun")

Mali, Bamana
Price EUR 1,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Provenance
Belgian Private Collection
Size
H: 33,5 cm
H: 13.2 inch

Description

wood, colour pigments, base

“Sogoni koun” is danced by the members of the youth association “ton” for group entertainment and by travelling dancers who move from village to village, with only the best dancers performing.

Comparing literature

Davis, Charles B., The Animal Motif in Bamana Art, New Orleans 1981, p. 34 f.
Africa

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