Lot: 159

89e vente aux enchères Tribal Art

Masque hyène "suruku" de la société du "korè"

Mali, Bamana

Provenance Taille Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation
H: 40 cm Cet objet n’est plus disponible.

wood,

Within the scope of the "koré" celebration the hyaena in most cases symbolizes the effort of the initiates to perfect their secret knowledge. For the hyaena knows all the secrets of the bush and is considered as mythical teacher.


Roberts, Allen F., Animals in African Art, New York 1995, p. 150, ill. 90