Mask Tiburon, Raya and Fish Sierra, Bidjogo (Bisago Islands)
Bidjogo · Sierra Leone
Reference: MCYC-55
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- Height
- 88 cm
- Material
- Wood, tiburon teeth, rope and pigments
Front mask composed of elements representing the shark, the ray and the sawfish, aquatic animals that appear very frequently in the masks that the Bidjogo use…
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Full original description
Front mask composed of elements representing the shark, the ray and the sawfish, aquatic animals that appear very frequently in the masks that the Bidjogo use in initiation rites, mainly of cabarians. The Bidjogo, inhabitants of the Bisago Islands are a little known village and there are very few bidjogo objects sold by antique dealers, at auctions or in art galleries. It is a town that is hardly detached from its ritual objects. Patina for use.
Further technical information
- Width
- 27 cm
- Attributed period
- First third century XX or older
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Sierra Leone. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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