Zoomorphic mask ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3032642

Description

wood, partly encrusted brown patina, elongated form with open snout and visible rows of teeth, forehead projection, pair of horns, inscription on the back “Nr. 128 Bambara”, dam., missing parts, cracks, traces of abrasion;
the influence of the Senufo helmet masks well recognizable.

Littérature comparée

Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, ill. 112