Face mask of the "korè" society · Mali, Marka · ID: 3034364
Vendu
1 800 €
Provenance
Kartographisches Institut Posen, PolandZemanek-Münster Würzburg, 14. Februar 1998, lot 152
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Description
wood, dark brown patina, encrusted in some areas, a narrow face with extremely elongated chin, nearly the whole facial plane coated with brass sheet, metal rings attached to nose and ears, a hook-shaped appendage on the forehead, slightly dam., missing part (mouth), rep. (forehead projection), traces of insect caused damage backside
Littérature comparée
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 112, kat. 94