Zoomorphic mask in shape of a bird (rooster ?) · Burkina Faso, Bobo · ID: 3033948

Name: Zoomorphic mask in shape of a bird (rooster ?)
SKU: 3033948
Availability: Discontinued

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Provenance

German Private Collection, Hamburg

Size

H: 48 cm

H: 18.9 inch

Description

wood, polychrome paint, with broad beak, decorated with painted and incised geometrical ornaments, drilled holes around the rim, min. dam., missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
the Bobo use a great variety of masks, and even in small villages there are twenty or more types of masks, all entrusted with a special task, and a special role in the masquerade. These masquerades take place on three important occasions: the male initiation ceremonies, thanksgiving, and the funeral of a killed person.

The object Zoomorphic mask in shape of a bird (rooster ?) with the object ID 3033948 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 128.

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