GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Carved in the form of a highly stylized buffalo, this mask is viewed simultaneously from the front and rear. The mask is worn diagonally on the head. Locals describe the projecting beaklike form as a tail.
Sigma masks appear in the Simma masquerade performed by farmers at funeral celebrations and when a community's well-being is threatened, for example, by a drought or malevolent spirits.
Adapted from
- Roslyn A. Walker, Label text, Arts of Africa, 2015.
- Roslyn A. Walker, African Masks: The Art of Disguise, Label text, 2010.
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Vagala peoples, Nyamase group
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n.d.: Saja Tunkara
1972-2006: John Lunsford, Dallas, Texas, purchased from above 23 June 1972
2006: Dallas Museum of Art, gift from above
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General Description
Carved in the form of a highly stylized buffalo, this mask is viewed simultaneously from the front and rear. The mask is worn diagonally on the head. Locals describe the projecting beaklike form as a tail.
Sigma masks appear in the Simma masquerade performed by farmers at funeral celebrations and when a community's well-being is threatened, for example, by a drought or malevolent spirits.
Adapted from
- Roslyn A. Walker, Label text, Arts of Africa, 2015.
- Roslyn A. Walker, African Masks: The Art of Disguise, Label text, 2010.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Vagala peoples, Nyamase group
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
n.d.: Saja Tunkara
1972-2006: John Lunsford, Dallas, Texas, purchased from above 23 June 1972
2006: Dallas Museum of Art, gift from above
The main source for this provenance is the data in TMS.
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