Antelope dance crest "kamelen sogo koun" - Mali, Bamana
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wood, metal, plant fibre,
The mask is a symbol for youth, health and vitality. The young men sing the praises of the mask, comparing it to gold and silver. Gold is as precious as youth, and life turns from gold to silver. The antelope represents agriculture, the bird rain and the woman - in present example only fragmentary preserved - fertility.
L: 43 cm; H: 56 cm, L: 16,9 inch; H: 22,0 inch
Provenance:
French Private Collection
Lit.: Davis, Charles B., The Animal Motif in Bamana Art, New Orleans o. J., p. 56 f.
Continent: Africa
The mask is a symbol for youth, health and vitality. The young men sing the praises of the mask, comparing it to gold and silver. Gold is as precious as youth, and life turns from gold to silver. The antelope represents agriculture, the bird rain and the woman - in present example only fragmentary preserved - fertility.
L: 43 cm; H: 56 cm, L: 16,9 inch; H: 22,0 inch
Provenance:
French Private Collection
Lit.: Davis, Charles B., The Animal Motif in Bamana Art, New Orleans o. J., p. 56 f.
Continent: Africa
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Antelope dance crest "kamelen sogo koun" - Mali, Bamana
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