Figure Bansonyi
The Baga call these figures bansonyi, and use them to entrap and destroy sorcerers, cure sterility, end droughts, and protect their villages from malevolent forces.
Informations complémentaires :
- Pays & Régions : Guinée
- Type d'objet : Masque Zoomorphe
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- Provenance : The Stanley Collection of African Art at The University of Iowa Museum of Art (Stanley:271). Photo credit: photo by Ecco Hart
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- Caractéristiques : Material: wood Size: h 50.5"