Zoomorphic mask · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3039442
sold
EUR 700
Size
H: 78 cm
H: 30.7 inch
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.
Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 124