Mask "karanga"
Burkina Faso, Mossi
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Provenance
Helmut Gernsheim, Castagnola, SwitzerlandArendt Oetker, Berlin, Germany
Paolo Morigi, Magliaso, Switzerland
Taille
H: 137 cm
H: 53.9 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, kaolin, a concave vaulted facial plane, divided by a raised nose ridge, crowned by grooved horns and a high-tapering, board-shaped superstructure with triangular piercings, dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, water spots;
masks like the present belong to the men’s society “wango”, women are not allowed to see them.