Ritual sculpture intervening in the fourth initiatory rank of the Koré society of the Bamana, Bambara, this cane is named, like the horse mask, Kore Duga or the vulture of Kore b>. The name of the mask refers to the satirical and trivial behavior of the dancer-jester who straddles the stick during his performance. It has various objects associated with the knowledge dispensed by the Koré, the last initiatory society of the Bamana. The handle has a flat and curved seat representing the saddle and is extended by a removable head. Velvety dark patina, erosions. Lit. : "Horse and rider of black Africa" G. Massa, ed. SEPIA.
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