Lot Essay
Such masks were used in the Kore Society and represent hyenas. They are worn by dancers who keep the uninitiated away from the sacred areas (see Goldwater, 1960, p.13).
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A FINE BAMANA MASK, souroukou
With pierced rectangular eyes surmounted by knobs and applied white feathers, a projection between the pointed ears, pierced mouth, native metal repair to chin, glossy black patina
19in. (48.5cm.) long
With pierced rectangular eyes surmounted by knobs and applied white feathers, a projection between the pointed ears, pierced mouth, native metal repair to chin, glossy black patina
19in. (48.5cm.) long