Zoomorphic mask · Burkina Faso, Bwa · ID: 3041624

Name: Zoomorphic mask
SKU: 3041624
Price: 3300 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 3,300

Provenance

German Private Collection

Size

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.

The object Zoomorphic mask with the object ID 3041624 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 139 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,300.

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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. 471

AHDRC: 0006368

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