Mask Hiccup Helmet
Gurunsi · Burkina Faso
Reference: MCYC-28
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- Height
- 50 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Mask representing a male horse hypothragus or antelope, also known as sable antelope. According to the cosmogony of many ethnicities of the West African the hypothragous…
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Full original description
Mask representing a male horse hypothragus or antelope, also known as sable antelope. According to the cosmogony of many ethnicities of the West African the hypothragous antelope would have been sent by God to teach man how to till the earth. Mascar belonging to secret societies of hunters participates mainly in agrarian rites.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Burkina Faso. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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