Masque zoomorphe "nwantantay" · Burkina Faso, Bwa · ID: 3052414
Prix d'appel
2 500 €
Prix d'Estimation
4 500 €
Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandTaille
H: 192 cm
H: 75.6 inch
Description
wood, pigments, original repair (crack)
Plank masks are the major artistic expression of the southern Bwa. They are signbords or tablets on which the graphic patterns communicate the ethical and moral values of the community.
Littérature comparée
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 140