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.
Comparing literature
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 83