Zoomorphic mask ·  Burkina Faso, Winiama/Ouri · ID: 3033914

Description

light brown wood, polychrome paint, carved with chin plug and a high towering headcrest, round eyes with concentrical rings, diamond-shaped mouth with long teeth, pierced around the rim, rep. (crest), min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
the masks of the Winiama mainly depict bush spirits and spiritual beings who adopted animalic forms. The most frequently portrayed animals are antelope, buffalo, warthog, hornbill, hyaena and snake, at which all animals are extremely stylized in form.

The object Zoomorphic mask with the object ID 3033914 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 154.

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Comparing literature

Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 89