Rare & Unique Mahagany Wood Madingo Fulani Mask From Guinea, Senegal and Mali 12x 6 in liberia the savannas of the west

the savannas of the west

Hand hammered with bronze

Each tie is unique because the pattern is slightly different

but most of the meanings are now lost

In recent time

Rare & Unique Mahagany Wood Madingo Fulani Mask From Guinea, Senegal and Mali 12x 6 in liberia the savannas of the westTRIBAL AFRICAN ART MALINKE (WANGARA, WASULUNKA) Mali, Guinea, Cte d'Ivoire and Senegal Malinke (people of Mali) are named for their links to the empire of Mali. They are independent of Bambara, but their style shows a strong influence of their neighbors. The style of the Malinke masks is characterized by having a vigorous, bold configuration of volumes, some with extremely large hemispherical forehead unified with an angular nose and square mouth.