Bambara, Mali - Lot 270

Bambara, Mali Ti Wara carved wood mask with brown patina, shaped like an antelope or gazelle. The Ti Wara mask dances in pairs for remarkable occasions such as agricultural competitions, festivities and annual festivals, enabling man to manipulate the cosmic force of the sun to fertilize the earth. Modern work 72 cm high A similar smaller model is included Height : 46 cm Set of modern African objects including - Pair of wooden bookends depicting an African woman's head, height: 23 cm - Carved wooden Akuaba fertility doll, height: 25.5 cm - Standing man, height: 23 cm, split - Carved wooden rider, height: 34 cm, accident - Masai in wood, 34 cm - Bronze rider, height: 30 cm And four solid wood statues, one bronze rider