| Wood, polychrome paint, helmet-shaped, buffalo (?) head with big horns, circular protruding eyes are flanking a long, small nose, a box-shaped protruding snout with visible teeth below, raised scarification marks on the temples, min. dam.; small fissures and missing parts, slight signs of abrasion;
"bonu amwin" means "god of the woods". This mask of high authority belongs to the "do" secret society and was forbidden to be seen by women.
Mounted on a stand
Lit.: Barbier, Jean Paul (Hg) Art of Cote d'Ivoire, Catalogue Vol II. The Barbier-Mueller-Museum Genf 1993, page 120 |
