Mask Helmet Head Bull Isse O Esseni
Bidjogo · Guinea-Bissau
Reference: MFZ-18
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- Height
- 31 cm
- Material
- Wood, fiber, bamboo and pigments.
Bovid masks constitute the widest representation of Bidjago masks. The Essenié represents the wild bull, the buffalo, heavy and solid. The Gnopara represents the female, the…
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Full original description
Bovid masks constitute the widest representation of Bidjago masks. The Essenié represents the wild bull, the buffalo, heavy and solid. The Gnopara represents the female, the "sacred cow" symbol of fertility. The mask Dung'beThe bull is the sacred animal of the Bidjogo. Their masks appear in all kinds of commemorations, agrarian festivals, visits of personalities and in the ceremonies of initiation of the different classes of age and the dancer who carries them imitates the movements of the animal represented in the mask.. This mask is made up of a bamboo rod basket that forms the structure that is placed on the head of its carrier, topped by the head of a buffalo. Dark and pasturey patina.
Further technical information
- Width
- 27 cm
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
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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