Bambara Mask African Tribal Art African Art Bambara Tribal Handmade-9617
$95.00, located in Addison, Texas, USA (750**), item #395287074123
SIZE(CM): 18.9/9.5 Sold without stand facemask in finely carved wood with a dark brown patina. The nose is prominent, as on most masks from the Bambaras. Legend says that this mask represented the transformation of a blacksmith ancestor who was transformed in a monkey after a prohibited sexual encounter. Original patina and traces of ritual use. Hatchet marks on the back. The mask still has 7 charms and 5 rings in brown iron on the top.Bambara, Tenglela region – Mali. The Ban-mâna, from “Ban” – refusal and “mâne” – master, in other words people that refuse to be dominated, are more well known as the Bambara, a name given to them by the Europeans. It is the dominant ethnic group in Mali..
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