Mali, Bamana, helmet mask, initiation mask, komo, round mask with faceted and tapering open beak, the dome shaped helmet decorated with fetish material; a pair of large buffalo horns, smaller wooden pegs, cotton and layers of sacrificial material. Provenance, Philippe Laeremans, Brussel and Serge Schoffel, Brussel. Yale archive number 1291102. With document of Schoffel. The komo masks are considered to be very powerful and are used in the settlement of crimes and conflicts in the community. [1] L. 56 and h. 28 cm.
Mali, Bamana, helmet mask, initiation mask, komo, round mask with faceted and tapering open beak, the dome shaped helmet decorated with fetish material; a pair of large buffalo horns, smaller wooden pegs, cotton and layers of sacrificial material. Provenance, Philippe Laeremans, Brussel and Serge Schoffel, Brussel. Yale archive number 1291102. With document of Schoffel. The komo masks are considered to be very powerful and are used in the settlement of crimes and conflicts in the community. [1] L. 56 and h. 28 cm.
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