Zoomorphic mask "zamble" · Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3045762
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Daniel Mohler, Basel, Switzerland (by inheritance from his parents)Size
H: 39 cm
H: 15.4 inch
Description
wood, colurful painted, wood stick,
The mask “zamble” represents a mythical animal resembling a cross between an antelope and crocodile. It forms part of the trio of sacred masks with the “gu” and “zauli”.
All three masks are cult objects to which sacrifices are periodically made to bring prosperity to the family that owns them and to drive away evil spirits.
The object Zoomorphic mask “zamble” with the object ID 3045762 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 138 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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