Lot n° 248
Estimation :
2500 - 3500
EUR
BAGA, GUINEA CONAKRY - Lot 248
BAGA, GUINEA CONAKRY
Tonkongba dance crest mask with beautiful, clean, stylized forms of great modernism.
This rare crest mask evokes projecting horns and a dolphin's tail, embodying the message from the sea, and owes its shape to this mythical animal that captured boats. The Tonkongba mask appears on important occasions and is a historian's mask, recounting village memories and traditions. This crest mask is one of the Baga people's most sacred creations.
H. 57 cm ; L. 18 cm.
Provenance: former collection of sculptor Berndt Helleberg (1920-2008), Sweden.
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