Arm Mask
Bidjogo · Guinea-Bissau
Reference: MB-1
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- Height
- 39 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Curious and rare arm mask used by Bidjogo in the Dance of the Bull. The dancer places one on each arm, folding these and lifting them…
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Full original description
Curious and rare arm mask used by Bidjogo in the Dance of the Bull. The dancer places one on each arm, folding these and lifting them to the height of the head on which he wears a bull mask and in this position tries to imitate the ferocity gestures of this animal when you ram. The small cut that breaks its sphericity serves to better support the mask bullet the armpit. Color red blackened by time.
Further technical information
- Width
- 40 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Guinea-Bissau. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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