Zoomorphic plank mask "nwantantay" · Burkina Faso, Bwa · ID: 3045741

Name: Zoomorphic plank mask "nwantantay"
SKU: 3045741
Price: 2500 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 2,500

Provenance

French Private Collection

Size

H: 107 cm

H: 42.1 inch

Description

wood, polychrome painted, cracks, place of original repair, slightly stained

Plank masks are the major artistic expression of the southern Bwa.

They are signbords or tablets on which the graphic patterns communicate the ethical and moral values of the community. These are religious laws that the people of the community must observe if they are to receive the blessings of God.

The object Zoomorphic plank mask “nwantantay” with the object ID 3045741 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 122 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.

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