Zoomorphic mask "zamble" · Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3041201
Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark
Description
wood, polychrome paint, of hollowed slender form with open snout and flat horns, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (back), fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
“zamble” represents a bushbuck “zru”. Along with “zauli” and “gu” it belongs to the group of the so-called “yu-masks”. “Zamble” should ward off sorcerers and in cases of conflict he acts as mediator.
The object Zoomorphic mask “zamble” with the object ID 3041201 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 56 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Eberhard & Lorenz Homberger, Die Kunst der Guro, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1985, p. 142 ff.