Zoomorphic mask
Mali, Dogon
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, GermanyZemanek-Münster Würzburg, 14. September 1996, lot 96
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Size
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch
Description
light brown wood, matt patina, broad nose, protruding mouth, two small horns/ears, dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage;
depicting a person called “the hunter”. The masks are carved by the person who wears it lateron. It is completed by a plant fibre costume which covers the most part of the body.