Ape mask "ngon" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3034746
Vendu
500 €
Description
light brown wood, dark brown patina, collection number “G-241” at the back, dam., cracks, missing parts (back), traces of abrasion;
worn by the initiates of the “koré” society. They used animal masks, thus illustrating the relationship of humans with their own animalistic features.
Littérature comparée
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 109