Zoomorphic mask "banda" ·  Guinée, Baga · ID: 3034718

Description

wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, crowned by a board-shaped forehead crest and a pair of horns, min. dam., cracks, missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
the “banda” mask figure belonged to the men society “simo” and was looked upon as an outmost hazardous being, which appeared in times of danger in order to protect the people. Furtheron it was danced at harvest festivities, weddings, initiation rites and funerals of important people. They are hardly danced nowadays and if so just for entertainment. The mask was worn horizontal on top of the head and was completed by an elaborate costume of plant fibre which nearly covered the whole body of the dancer.

L’objet Zoomorphic mask “banda” avec l’ID d’objet 3034718 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 73rd tribal art auction dans 25 mai 2013. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 116 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 100 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 800 €.

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Littérature comparée

Segy, Ladislas, Masks of Black Africa, New York 1976, pl. 5