Zoomorphic mask "sukun"
Mali, Bamana
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Provenance
Priate Collection Paris, FranceTaille
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, blackened in parts, horn-like ears, a flattened “hook nose” with beak-like appendage, rectangular openings, circular metal discs, pierced around the rim., min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
this mask might represent a stylized horse. However, its structural components can also be interpreted as a synthesis of several animals.