Zoomorphic mask · Burkina Faso, Winiama · ID: 3038796
Vendu
900 €
Provenance
Inge Hett, Berlin, GermanyDescription
wood, slightly encrusted patina, painted white, red and black, of oval hollowed form with chin plug and high towering flat horns, characterized by round eyes with concentrical rings and a large round mouth with big teeth, decorated with incised linear ornaments, accentuated by changing colour, rep. (breakage right horn), cracks, traces of insect caused damage and abrasion
Littérature comparée
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 88 ff.