Zoomorphic mask · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3037253
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, remains of cord, combining several animals (hyaena/antelope), crowned by a long pair of horns, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
zoomorphic masks illustrate the dicscourse of man with his own animalistic qualities. Aside of the important hyaena mask “suruku” there are hybrid forms, lion and monkey masks “n’gon”, like the present one.
The object Zoomorphic mask with the object ID 3037253 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 151.
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Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 124