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Zoomorphic mask "wan noraogo" - Burkina Faso, Mossi

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Zoomorphic mask "wan noraogo" - Burkina Faso, Mossi

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wood, encrusted sacrificial patina, polychrome paint, depicting a rooster, completely decorated with carved and painted geometrical ornaments, dominated by a comb and a long bent beak, pierced around the rim, min. dam., small missing parts, cracks, traces of abrasion, base;
all masks of the Mossi have totemistic character and are part of genesis myths of the clan they belong to.
L: 77,5 cm, L: 30,5 inch
Provenance:
Michael Wyman, Chicago, USA
Lit.: Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 105
Continent: Africa

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Zoomorphic mask "wan noraogo" - Burkina Faso, Mossi

Name: Zoomorphic mask \"wan noraogo\" - Burkina Faso, Mossi
SKU: 34921886
Price: 2300 EUR
Availability: InStock

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