Zemanek-Münster

Zoomorphic mask "kono"

Mali, Bamana
sold EUR 1,800
Provenance
Ketterer, München, 17. April 1993, lot 22
Size
H: 97 cm
H: 38.2 inch

Description

wood thick encrusted patina, black pigment remains, sacrificial traces, long open mouth, the nose bridge partly wrapped with cord, the horn tips with leather bands, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, traces of abrasion;
large encrusted masks of the “kono” association are used in ceremonies performed to keep civic morality.


Comparing literature

Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 187

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