Mask Tiburon, Raya and Fish Sierra,
Bidjogo · Sierra Leone
Reference: MFR-4
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- Height
- 85 cm
- Material
- Wood, shark teeth, rope, rag 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 teeth of the sawfish are straight, we do not know the intention of the author of this mask when placing the sawfish with curved teeth, difficult to identify. The Bidjogo, inhabitants of the Bisago Islands are a little known village and very few bidjogo objects sold by antique dealers, in the sub-basas or in art galleries. It is a town that is hardly detached from its ritual objects. Patina for use.
Further technical information
- Width
- 17 cm
- Attributed period
- First third century XX
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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