Mask "wan balinga"
Burkina Faso, Mossi
Vendu
2 000 €
Provenance
Karl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, GermanyGerman Private Collection
Taille
H: 41 cm
H: 16.1 inch
Description
wood, slightly encrusted patina, polychrome paint, vaulted calotte with human facial features, crowned by a rooster’s comb, pierced around the rim, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, slight traces of abrasion, socle;
all masks of the Mossi have totemistic character and are part of genesis myths of the clan they belong to.