Zemanek-Münster

Rooster mask "wan noraogo" ·  Burkina Faso, Mossi · ID: 3040447

Vendu 2 500 €
Provenance
Michael Wyman, Chicago, USA

Description

wood, encrusted sacrificial patina, polychrome paint, beak and crested comb reaching out in a wide bow, strongly encrusted patina in some areas, slightly dam., missing parts along lower rim, cracks, abrasion of paint, base;
all masks of the Mossi have totemistic character and are part of genesis myths of the clan they belong to.


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