Zoomorphic helmet mask · Mali, Malinke · ID: 3040585
not available anymore
Provenance
Renato Volpini, Milan, ItalySize
H: 44 cm
H: 17.3 inch
Description
wood, blackish patina, provided with pointed horns, forehead- and nose crest, and a long snout with jagged teeth, linear incised scarification marks, diamond-shaped in some areas, small funnel-shaped ears, drilled holes around the rim, slightly dam. (ears), rest. (nose, left horn), metal base;
such masks presumably depict composite beings.