Blacksmith's mask "hombo" or "kobiay"
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Lot: 185
Online AuctionBlacksmith's mask "hombo" or "kobiay"
Burkina Faso, Bwa / Houndé
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 24 October 2020, Lot 137 German Private Collection |
H: 28.7 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, pigments, rest. (crack)
This mask was carved by the blacksmith's and it represents "hombo", the protecitve spirit of the smiths.
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 135