Hipopotamo mask
Bidjogo · Guinea-Bissau
Reference: -32
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- Height
- 17 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Back mask representing a hippopotamus. These masks like most bidjgo objects are very difficult to get. This mask is fastened on the back of its bearer,…
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Full original description
Back mask representing a hippopotamus. These masks like most bidjgo objects are very difficult to get. This mask is fastened on the back of its bearer, a young man from the initiatic group of cabaroo, by means of strings, and dance at the end of this phase of initiation. It comes from the island of Formosa, ancient patina.
Further technical information
- Width
- 31 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or older
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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