Horned mask ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Sénoufo · ID: 3033263

Description

light brown wood, encrusted reddish brown patina, elongated head with open snout, curved horns, rep., (left horn), min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion;
probably the mask type “kagba” belonging to the “poro” men society of the Senufo, used at funeral ceremonies and during initiation rites. The mask is completed by a cane construction, tent-like covered with mats or blankets, which are ornamentally painted. In the case of “kagba” it is supported by one man, while the bigger version of “nasolo” needs two men to be moved.

Littérature comparée

Förster, Till, Die Kunst der Senufo aus Schweizer Sammlungen, Zürich 1988, p. 66, ill. 47