Antelope dance crest "sogi ni kun" ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3036021

Description

wood, dark brown patina, stylized forms with incised decorations, horns with remains of resin-like mass, originally inset with cowrie snails (now missing), min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
“sogi ni kun” describes a head crest as well as a masquerade. It came to being in the Wasolon area and was established in the neighbouring regions as well. Just like the “tjiwara” society, the “sogi ni kun” is an association of juveniles (“ton”). The mask dancers appear at working competitions which take place in the villages or on the fields.

L’objet Antelope dance crest “sogi ni kun” avec l’ID d’objet 3036021 a fait partie de l’enchère 75th tribal art auction en 30 novembre 2013 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 232.

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Littérature comparée

Zahan, Dominique, Antilopes du Soleil, Vienne 1980, pl. 40, ill. IM 140