Sogonikun - Bambara - Mali (No Reserve Price)

Cimier - Tywara - Bambara - Wood - Mali - 72 cm.

Cimier, also called Sogonikun, from the Koulikoro region in Mali.
This piece illustrates the crest style featuring an elegant animal.
Here, the stylized antelope has two long horns on the same plane, curved backward.
His masculine attributes are clearly represented.
The ears are shifted backwards on the head, and they are pierced.
The body with a long neck is engraved with oblique and parallel geometric lines.
The base has 2 holes for fixation.
The wood shows a beautiful dark and shiny patina of age.
Good condition