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A Baule Mask, "bo nun amuin"

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Item Details

Description

Maske, "bo nun amuin"
Baule, Côte d’Ivoire
Ohne Sockel / without base
Holz. H 87 cm.

Provenienz:
- Vogt, Zürich (1980).
- Rudolf und Leonore Blum, Zumikon.

Dieser zoomorphe Maskentypus wird bo-nun-amuin genannt, was wörtlich übersetzt „Götter der Wildnis“ heisst.

Die Maske wurde an einem sakralen Ort ausserhalb des Dorfes aufbewahrt und schützte die Gemeinschaft vor unheilvollen Kräften. Sie trat z.B. anlässlich Gedenkfeiern zu Ehren der Ahnen auf.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Vogel, Susan M. (1997). Baule. New Haven: Yale University Press.

CHF 1 000 / 2 000
EUR 860 / 1 720

Condition

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A Baule Mask, "bo nun amuin"

Name: A Baule Mask, \"bo nun amuin\"
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