Serpent Sigil Bansonyi - Baga Ethnic Group 109cm - baga - Guinea (No Reserve Price)

Bansonyi Serpent Helmet - Baga Ethnic Group - Guinea

These masks come out in pairs as they each evoke one half of the village, and their dance simulates a confrontation illustrating the division of the community but also the possible divisions between the young and the old, between women and men.

Also, neither of the two masks wins this fight since what matters is the preservation of the harmony of a life accepted in the community.
The dance of the a-mantsho-na tshol reaffirms the unity of the village but also purifies it by fighting against witchcraft.

It also comes out at the time of initiation.
It is reported that one of the rituals involved young people reaching the mask by crossing a hedge of men who struck them.
Her dance is a succession of shapes undulating above a huge costume of fibers.
The mask comes and goes brutally.
The atmosphere is very tense and even dangerous for outsiders.
He can take on different voices: he cries like a baby and roars like a lion.

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