Masque calao

Burkina Faso, Nuna

Provenance	Taille	Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation
British Collection (1960s/70s)	H: 73 cm	Vendu

wood, pigments, plant fibre,
The hornbill ("Bucorvus abysinicus") is associated by the ethnic groups of Burkina Faso with the spirit world.

Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 57 ff.