Poteaux de porte avec tête anthropomorphe · Burkina Faso, Mossi · ID: 3048841
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Provenance
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, FranceDescription
wood, pigments, base
These posts were placed in pairs at the entrances of “nakomsé” chiefs and served to hold a woven screen that closed the entrance like a door.
Expertise
Certificat d' Authenticite, Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, 4 Mai 2005
Littérature comparée
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, p. 33, ill. 5