Blacksmith's mask "hombo" or "kobiay"

Burkina Faso, Bwa / Houndé

Provenance	Size	Starting price / estimated price
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