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Masque facial anthropomorphe à cornes ·  Côte d'Ivoire / Guinea, Dan / Kono · ID: 3047754

Vendu 450 €
Provenance
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands

Description

wood, encrusted patina, silver metal sheet, nails, fabric, base

Masks with ram’s horns, metal teeth and red fabric around the eyes were classified by Holas as war masks “nyomou kpman hine”.

They were kept in the house of the military commander of the village and participated after victory in sharing spoils of war.


Littérature comparée

Bohumil Holas, "Les masques Kono", Paris: Geuthner, 1952, Fig. 11 c compare AHDRC 0064749


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