Masque "banda" ou "kumbaruba" · Guinée, Baga / Nalu · ID: 3045699
Description
wood, brass tags, polychrome painted, some breakages, rep., base
The character represented in this mask, “banda” (also called “kumbaruba” by some Baga groups), is a complex composite of human and animal forms (crocodile, antelope, chameleon, serpent).
Historical documentation suggests that it originally carried an extremely sacred significance. It seems that “banda” represented a high and powerful spiritual being that would appear only to privileged society elders.
“Banda” should keep away in the first line all evil. It has been used in almost every aspect of the Baga’s life, including the initiation of young men, fortune-telling rituals, weddings, planting and harvesting.
L’objet Masque “banda” ou “kumbaruba” avec l’ID d’objet 3045699 a fait partie de l’enchère 92e vente aux enchères Tribal Art en 29 juin 2019 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 117.
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Expertise
Certificate of Authenticity, Philippe Ratton, Paris, 24 November 2017
Littérature comparée
Lamp, Frederick, Art of the Baga, New York, 1996, p. 150, ill. 133