Mask · Mali, Marka · ID: 3035415
Vendu
900 €
Provenance
Chr. Sollberger, Bern, Switzerland (1965)Swiss Private Collection
Description
wood, punched metal sheet, remains of pigments, three projections with red fringes in front of the face, pierced around the rim, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
all along the Niger this mask type is used for ceremonies associated with fishing and agriculture.
Littérature comparée
Polfliet, Leo, Malinke, Marka, Bamana, Minianka, München 1983, p. 16