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Gurunshi - Burkina Faso
This mask, known as Ko, which depicts an antelope, is worn by young men aged 15 and 16 during the final year of their initiation rites. The young man wearing this mask performs, during the course of the dances, dangerous leaps to prove his manhood. Provenance: Medicus Mundi, Barcelona Argiles Collection, Barcelona
Estimate:£295.69
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