a bamana lock
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Pre 1940 item# 1156549
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
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this lock presents a figure with two horns :the horns of part and of a human head that can represent either the wings of butterfly, mythical animal that God has transformed into one of the lighter and futile creatures as punishment for his contention, either two jaws of crocodile, or tentacles of snail, harmless animal associated with the society of initiation of the kore who teaches men that they will suffer many reincarnations # the kore insiders are the object of symbolic dead, which as the t ...click for details
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a bamana lock
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Pre 1940 item# 1156480
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
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This door lock represents a male character.Many locks represent the bonnetworn by the priest of the society of the komo during the ceremony of the "bambada" or "crocodile mouth" This animal which belongs to the mythology of the Bambara is closely associated with the initiation of the komo society and its powers against witchcraft and the evil spirit. The face and the hat ,the traditional bambada, are represented in a very abstract way: triangular, slightly concave face, i ...click for details
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a bamana lock
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Pre 1940 item# 1156550
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
450
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This door lock depicts a female figure with long-eared forms symbolizing the protective spirit komo who hears every sound.generally the horns of part and of a human head can represent either the wings of butterfly, mythical animal that God has transformed into one of the lighter and futile creatures as punishment for his contention, either two jaws of crocodile, or tentacles of snail, harmless animal associated with the society of initiation of the kore who teaches men that they will suffer man ...click for details
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a bamana lock
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Pre 1940 item# 1156472
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
350
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This door lock represents a male character. The face and the headress represent the traditional bambada in a very abstract way. It triangular, slightly concave face, represents the nose in its central part. The whole upper part also symbolizes the open jaws of the crocodile (bama .) The trunk is incised different geometric patterns linked to symbols of fertility, The angled part, under the head represents the goiter and symbolizes the speach . Locks called konbalabala) were used on the door ...click for details
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an iban dayak hampatong
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Pre 1940 item# 1196501
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
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a medium size hampatong ,maybe pantak as there are holes on the side for arms ,iban dayak.protective figure collected in 1973 by a dutch collector. He organised an expedition through west kalimantan :a retired army officer and 3 local people were sent to negociate .most of the objects were gathered along the river landak This one was collected in the village of Dari.after the negotiation there was a long ceremony with the kepala adat (head of traditionnal belief)and local nobility .Thanks to th ...click for details
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