Zoomorphic mask
Burkina Faso, Bwa
sold
EUR 3,300
Provenance
German Private CollectionSize
H: 62,5 cm
H: 24.6 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, with projecting (crocodile)snout and jagged forehead-nose-ridge, carved with ornamental decor, remains of bark wood and cord on the backside, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks, traces of abrasion;
crocodiles are considered as guardians of standpipes. They also play an important role within the worship of the ancestors.
Publications
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Afrikanische Kunst in Deutschen Privatsammlungen, München 1973, p. 58; ; Ders. Afrikanische Kunst, München 1975, p. 67; Ders., Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 173; Ders. Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 471AHDRC: 0006368