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Archaic Senufo Firespitter Mask Ex Scanzi Collection

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Archaic Senufo Firespitter Mask Ex Scanzi Collection

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Description

A well weathered and worn helmet mask with obvious age and field use, areas of sacrificial matter that suggest this mask also served as a shrine or power object, a ritual Iron spike and classic iconography. The mask is a blend of several animal totems, kponyugo helmet masks foster spectators' uncertainty and apprehension. The mask's open jaws and sharp teeth appear ready to devour its prey and thus visually underscore its ferocity. Members of poro society in the region don composite helmet masks and full-body outfits during funerals and on other occasions to punish human lawbreakers and deter malevolent spirits. This mask measures 15 x 13 inches ( 21 inches tall on professional custom display stand) Provenance: Franco Giovanni Scanzi collection, Italy / Ivory Coast

Condition

Very well worn, eroded, areas of loss and decay. What remains is stable.

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Archaic Senufo Firespitter Mask Ex Scanzi Collection

Name: Archaic Senufo Firespitter Mask Ex Scanzi Collection
SKU: 156483177
Price: 600 USD
Availability: InStock

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