Zoomorphic mask "ntomo" · Mali, Marka / Malinke · ID: 3042826
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
Description
wood, mass, cowry shells, abrus seeds, buttons, base
The “ntomo” is an initiation society for children. The “ntomo” starts with the beginning of the harvest season in november. In the subsequent dry season the novices visit the surrounding villages begging for alms and food. This is where the mask of “ntomo” frequently appears.
The object Zoomorphic mask “ntomo” with the object ID 3042826 was last part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction at May 23, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 123.
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Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 105, ill. 81 Museum of Primitive Art (ed.), Bambara sculpture from the Western Sudan, New York 1960, p. 31, ill. 33