Lot: 125

92e vente aux enchères Tribal Art

Masque antilope "wan-nyaka"

Burkina Faso, Mossi / Samo / Dafing

Provenance Taille Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation
Duke University, Durham / North Carolina, USA
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
H: 54 cm Cet objet n’est plus disponible.

wood, pigments, handwritten inventory number "1979.55.3" and label

This mask with curved horns and bold medial facial crest shows a combination of features from different animals (antelope, rooster).

For a comparable mask, attributed to the Samo or Dafing, see Roy (2007), ill. 164.


Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 164