Zoomorphic mask "kono" ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3035691

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.

The object Zoomorphic mask “kono” with the object ID 3035691 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 239 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.

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Comparing literature

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