Bamana Mask (Mali)

BAMANA ARTIST

Mask, sula or n’gon
Mali
Late 19th – early 20th century
Wood
Height: 15 ¾ inches (40 cm)

Provenance:
Ex Collection Albert Saferis, Paris
Ex Pace African & Oceanic Art, New York
Ex Carlo Bella Collection, New York

Exhibited:
The Grand Cubist Adventure. 89th Salon des Independents, Society of Independent Artists. 16 March - 9 April 1978. Grand Palais, Paris

Literature:
Saferis, Albert. The Negro-Cubist Thunderbolt, Catalogue of the 89th Salon des Independents. Paris: Society of Independent Artists, 1978. p. 104, fig. 32