Tiwara Bambara crest, Bougouni region, Mali Wood,... Lot 32

Tiwara Bambara crest, Bougouni region, Mali Wood, fabric and cowrie shells H. 37 cm Provenance : - Former Vérité collection, acquired in 1951 - Enchères Rive Gauche, Paris, June 17, 2006, Collection Pierre et Claude Vérité, Lot 32 Stylized representation of the hippotragus equinus, the manis tricuspis and the orycteropus afer. It is particularly rare to find the cloth and cowrie mask attached to the crest.