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Estimate €500 - €800
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Description
MARKA, Mali. Hardwood, with a dark patina of wear, weathered by the elements. A powerful anthropo-zoomorphic dance mask depicting a human face with a very simple, understated carving style, surmounted by two horns. It was worn during dances associated with the numerous societies that govern the lives of the peoples of Mali. Their ritual uses ranged from initiation rites for young boys aged 6 to 13 to circumcision ceremonies, agricultural rites and fishing rites, as the Marka people live on the banks of the Niger River in the Ségou region. First half of the 20th century. H: 34 cm.
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About the sale AFRICA PRESTIGE
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Auction time 09/21/2026 at 1:00 PM
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