A Kònò zoomorphic helmetmask, Segou region, of high abstract form, an elongated, open snout, a nose with a spherical fetish-attachment; an encrustred greyish sacrification patina, partly heavy encrusted.

"The Kònò masks are the largest, the most stylized an the barest of horizontal masks. Contary to the Kòmò mask, this mask's form is very simple and seems naked compared to the Kòmò, as it is convered with horns, claws, teeth and feathers. The Kònò mask, simultaniously represents an elephant (wisdom, intelligence) and a bird (spirit, ubiquity) lays emphasis on the ears." Jean Paul Colleyn "the Kònò" in Bamana the Art of existence in Mali, Museum Rietberg, Museum for African Art, 2001: 185.

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Length: 108 cm
Weight: 5,9 kg