Masque de vache Bush
Nigéria, Mumuye
Prix
1 500 €
Frais supplémentaires : 27% de commission, TVA, expédition et assurance transport
Taille
H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, red pigment, of typical massive form, carved with a big snout, forehead crest and strong horns, min. dam., missing parts (horn tips), fine cracks, paint rubbed off, base.
Secret societies in groups all along the Benue employ horizontal masks representing bush cows and other animals. The general concept of the mask seems to be to place powerful and aggressive bush creatures at the service of human society and to provide protection for crops and man. They may also appear at important ceremonies such as installations and funerals of chiefs and secret-society initiations.