File:Brooklyn Museum 69.39.3 Komo Society Mask (3).jpg

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English: Komo Society Mask   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Komo Society Mask
Description
English: Animal mask to be worn on top of head. Long narrow head with pair of long antelope horns projecting horizontally from one end and three smaller pairs set along snout between pairs of bristles. Snout is pierced by 3 rectangular openings. CONDITION: Completely covered with thick sacrificial patina. Many losses from insect damage. large piece of patina missing right rear. Two front pairs of horns are loose.
English: Bamana masks such as this one are worn and seen only by members of the Komo association, whose members harness the power (nyama) contained in the mask to aid members of the community. Powerful materials—including blood, chewed kola nuts, and millet beer—are applied to the mask, while prayers and sacrifices are offered. The open mouth and the horns, tusks, and porcupine quills symbolize the Komo's power to punish those who violate its rules.
Date
English: late 19th-early 20th centuries
Dimensions 14 x 8 x 33 1/2 in. (35.6 x 20.3 x 85.1 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
Arts of Africa collection South Gallery, 1st Floor
Accession number
69.39.3
Credit line By exchange
Notes
  • Culture: Ségou, Koulikouro, or Sikasso Region, Mali
  • Place made: Ségou, Koulikouro, or Sikasso Region, Mali
Source/Photographer Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.39.3_print_threequarter_bw.jpg
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