BAMBARA (Mali). Hyena wood face mask (suruku) for the Koré i - Lot 196

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BAMBARA (Mali). Hyena wood face mask (suruku) for the Koré i - Lot 196
BAMBARA (Mali). Hyena wood face mask (suruku) for the Koré initiation society, the surface is decorated with geometrically patterned scarification of crosses, chevrons and crosshatching. The rim is padded with fabric. H: 46 cm. Provenance: Galerie Philippe Dodier, Avranches (certificate). A comparable example is in the Barbier-Müller collection in Geneva, reproduced in the book: FAGG (William). Masques d'Afrique (Nathan, 1980). Page 38
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