Zoomorphic mask · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3032642
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Provenance
Richard Rüegg, Zurich, SwitzerlandSize
H: 70 cm
H: 27.6 inch
Description
wood, partly encrusted brown patina, elongated form with open snout and visible rows of teeth, forehead projection, pair of horns, inscription on the back “Nr. 128 Bambara”, dam., missing parts, cracks, traces of abrasion;
the influence of the Senufo helmet masks well recognizable.
Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, ill. 112