Anthropozoomorphic maternity
Bambara · Mali
Reference: MFG-43
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- Height
- 102 cm
- Material
- Wood
Great female mask depicting a maternity on a horse head. A head similar to that of the mother protrudes from the womb under the mother's breasts.…
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Full original description
Great female mask depicting a maternity on a horse head. A head similar to that of the mother protrudes from the womb under the mother's breasts. This anthropozoomorphic mask was used in agrarian ceremonies to celebrate at one time female fertility and that of the fields, deeply linked in Africa.
Further technical information
- Width
- 21 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or older
- Recorded weight
- 4 g
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Mali. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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