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Totemic figure in African Kurumba art This crest mask, emblematic of most Kurumba clans in northern Burkina, was intended to honor the memory of ancestors during mourning. It could also serve as an altar in the house housing the spirits of the ancestors of the lineage. Evoking the hippotrague antelope, it displays, from a semi-spherical facial mask, a long neck on which the head of the animal develops.

Tapered, slender lines, evoking agility, and geometric decorative motifs distinguish this mask. Smooth, satin patina, shaded with ochre.
Dessication cracks. The African art sculptures of the Bobo , Bwa , Kurumba and Mossi , living in Burkina Faso , frequently take up and combine stylized elements borrowed from humans, animals or even insects. It is ...

Totemic representation in African art Kurumba
This crest mask emblematic of most of the Kurumba clans in northern Burkina, for protective purposes, was intended to honor the memory of the ancestors during the end of mourning.
It could incidentally serve as an altar within the house housing the spirits of the ancestors of the lineage.
Evoking the hippotrague antelope, it sports, from a facial mask, a long neck on which develops the stylized head of the animal.

Tapered, slender lines, evoking agility, and geometric decorative patterns characterize this mask. Smooth, satin patina. Minimal erosions.
The African art sculptures of the Bobo, Bwa, Kurumba and Mossi, living in Burkina Faso, resume and frequently combine stylized elements borrowed from humans, ...

Totemic figure in African Kurumba
art. This crest mask emblematic of most Kurumba clans in northern Burkina, with a protective purpose, was intended to honor the memory of the forefathers during mourning.
It could incidentally take the place of an altar within the house housing the spirits of the ancestors of the lineage.
Evoking the hippotrague antelope, it displays, from a semi-spherical mask pierced with holes representing eyes, a long neck on which the tapered head of the animal develops.

Slender curves evoking agility, and careful ornamentation distinguish this mask. Polychrome patina. Very slight cracks and some missing cowries, good general condition however.
The African art sculptures of the Bobo , Bwa , Kurumba and Mossi , living in ...

Totemic figuration in African art Kurumba
The Kurumba live in the north of Burkina Faso. This emblematic crest mask of most of the Kurumba clans, with a protective purpose, was intended to honor the memory of the ancestors during mourning rites. It could also be used as an altar in the house sheltering the spirits of the ancestors of the lineage. Evoking the female hippotrague antelope with horns straighter than those of the male, it features a long powerful neck on which the animal's head develops, from a cylindrical face mask perforated for vision. A tapered muzzle, decorative patterns of cowrie shells emphasizing the volumes, and an elegant polychromy raised by dotted lines characterize this object.
The sculptures of African art of the Bobo, Bwa, Kurumba and Mossi, ...

The masks Adone of the Kurumba of ancient Sudan, like our copy, are danced to bring rain, at the beginning of the agrarian season or in case of severe drought. The features enhanced with burgundy red are concentrated in the middle of the reduced face mask. At the top, supported by a long curved neck, an antelope head with perforated ears and vertical horns has an ajar snout. Velvet polychrome matte patina. Local abrasions and desication cracks.
Acquitein in 1982 by the painter 'a target''blank' href'http://wiki.ibb.town/Karl-Heinz-Engstfeld' Karl Heinz Engstfeld and 'a target''-blank' href'https://evibb.de/home/wir-trauern-um-ruth-engst Engstfeld-Schremper , a glazier artist.
The African art sculptures of Bobo , Bwa, Kurumba and Mossi, living in Burkina Faso, ...