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278 - Mali, Minianka
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Mali, Minianka Zoomorphe Maske "misikun" Holz, Pigmente, harzartige Masse rest. Diese seltene "misikun"-Maske der Minianka aus Mali verbindet rituelle Bedeutung mit einer kraftvollen, abstrahierten Formensprache. Die nahezu kreisförmig geschwungenen Hörner symbolisieren Vollkommenheit und verweisen auf spirituelle Vorstellungen des göttlichen Schöpfungsprinzips, die sowohl in Bamana-Traditionen als auch in islamisch beeinflussten Deutungen verankert sind. Im zeremoniellen Kontext war die Maske Teil einer tragbaren Marionettenfigur, die bei Initiations- und Festaufführungen erschien. Als Darstellung einer "misiba" (Milchkuh) verkörperte sie Großzügigkeit, Wohlstand und die zentrale Bedeutung des Viehs für das gemeinschaftliche Leben und die Landwirtschaft. Mass: H: 44,5 cm Provenance: Paul Kummert, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Galerie von Miller, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Lit.: van Dyke, Kristina, African Art from the Menil Collection, Houston 2008, p. 62 f.
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