Cimier de danse antilope "wan-nyaka" ·  Burkina Faso, Mossi · ID: 3048170

Description

wood, paint and pigment residues, rest.

In spite of its long birdlike snout, this mask represents an antelope (“nyaka”).

Mossi families tell of an ancestor who wandered through the wilderness looking for new land to farm. He became lost and lay down in the shade of a tree to rest. He was awakened by an antelope, which led him to a spring where he could drink. When he returned to his village the magic priest advised him to carve a mask in honor of this supernatural creature.

L’objet Cimier de danse antilope “wan-nyaka” avec l’ID d’objet 3048170 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 97e Vente aux enchères dans 6 novembre 2021. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 154 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 700 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 1 200 €.

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Littérature comparée

Roy, Christopher D., Mossi, Milan 2015, Pl. 31