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Sogonikun Ci Wara    (N°1733 )

Antelope stylized (hyppotrague) , dark patina. The translation means “fawn-coloured ground” Emblem of the tòn, associations intended for agricultural work.The associations tòn, fraternity of age, bring together the young people (boys and girls) of the same septennial age group. Associations with social aim, they helped the most impoverished with the agricultural work. At the time of these works, - preceded by a sacrificator holding a fetish - a couple of masked dancers occurred, Tyiwara “deer of the culture”, accompanied by a mask buffoon. The masks traversed the field while leaping, in order to drive out this one the nyama, malefic emanations, to detect any danger or to flush out the evil geniuses able to steal the heart or the seeds' sinews from the crop plants . The male Tyiwara mask - the most usual - represents only one male antelope stylized (hyppotrague). The mask Tyiwara female features a mother antelope carrying its young on its back.





 
Country: mali
Ethny: Bambara
Weight: 0,70 kg
Item(s) in stock: 0
Material: Wood
Size
- Height: 55 cm
- Width: 17 cm



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