RÉGION DE BOUGOUNI, MALI

Details

Cimier Bamana, cywara
Bamana headdress, cywara
Région de Bougouni, Mali
Hauteur: 36 cm. (14¼ in.)

Provenance

René Rasmussen, Paris
Dr. Alexander S. Honig, Bronxville
Sotheby's, New York, 18 mai 1993, lot 7
Collection Rudolf et Leonore Blum, acquis auprès de cette dernière

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Lot Essay

Superbe antilope bamana aux formes géométriques se distinguant par l'élément sculpté en forme de zigzag reliant l'arrière-train de l'animal à l'arrière de sa tête. Voir Goldwater (1960, pp.44-45) pour une antilope comparable provenant de la région de Bougouni.

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