Tiburon fin mask
Bidjogo · Guinea-Bissau
Reference: -30
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- Height
- 67 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Shark fin-shaped mask that the dancer wears vertically on his back, sussy with strings. It is used in initiation rites, mainly in the age class of…
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Full original description
Shark fin-shaped mask that the dancer wears vertically on his back, sussy with strings. It is used in initiation rites, mainly in the age class of the cabariansThe mask carries on either side the drawing of a sawfish, painted in black on the white polychrome, of industrial paint. This mask comes from the island of Canhabaque or Roxa.
Further technical information
- Width
- 21 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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