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African Art & Wonders: A Collection of Cultural Treasures. In partnership with BAIAS Arte. sessione unica
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An African yellow Bamana mask
An African yellow Bamana mask
Guinea - Bamana people
Light wood painted yellow and black.
Mask depicting a woman's face painted in vibrant colours. The yellow face with its typical elongated features is highlighted by the black hair. Such bright and shiny colours are modern pigments introduced by Europeans since the 1920s and widely used by the coastal population of Guinea to paint their fishing boats.
H cm 36