Zoomorphic mask (hyaena?) · Burkina Faso, Winiama · ID: 3037703
sold
EUR 450
Size
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
wood, black and white pigment, completely decorated with painted and incised ornaments, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
the masks of the Winiama mainly depict bush spirits and spiritual beings who adopted animalic forms.
The object Zoomorphic mask (hyaena?) with the object ID 3037703 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 160 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 83