Zoomorphic mask "bonu amwin" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé · ID: 3031744
Sotheby Parke Bernet New York, 14 & 15 October 1977, lot 524
Lorne Balshine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Description
wood, black partly encrusted patina, red and white paint, helmet-shaped, drilled holes around the rim, min. dam., minor missing parts, traces of abrasion;
“bonu amwin” means “god of the woods”. This mask of high authority belongs to the “do” secret society. This mask was greatly feared, it was a powerful force for averting harm and maintaining order in the community. Each village had at least one. Women were rigorously excluded from all performances and were not permitted to see the mask. Should a woman see one even by accident, it was said, she is doomed to die.
L’objet Zoomorphic mask “bonu amwin” avec l’ID d’objet 3031744 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 70th tribal art auction dans 8 septembre 2012 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 250 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 200 €.
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Littérature comparée
Barbier, Jean Paul (ed.), Art of Côte d' Ivoire, Vol II, Genf 1993, p. 120 ff.