Lot Essay
Ce masque est une version miniaturisée des masques antilope plus grands, il faisait probablement partie du sanctuaire d'un divin. (voir Roy, 1987, p.247, fig.210).
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BURKINA FASO
Details
MASQUE MINIATURE BWA/NUNA
BWA/NUNA MINIATURE MASK
Burkina Faso
Hauteur: 27.9 cm. (11 in.)
BWA/NUNA MINIATURE MASK
Burkina Faso
Hauteur: 27.9 cm. (11 in.)
Provenance
Celeste et Armand Bartos, New York
Special notice
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Further details
This mask is a finely distilled version of the larger antelope masks, perhaps incorporated into a diviner's shrine (see Roy, 1987, p. 247, figure 210).
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