Zoomorphic mask (hyaena?) · Burkina Faso, Winiama · ID: 3037703
Vendu
450 €
Description
wood, black and white pigment, completely decorated with painted and incised ornaments, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
the masks of the Winiama mainly depict bush spirits and spiritual beings who adopted animalic forms.
Littérature comparée
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 83