{"product_id":"bamana-komo-mask-mali-carved-wood-with-ritual-encrustation-african-tribal-art","title":"Bamana Komo Mask – Mali, Carved Wood With Ritual Encrustation, African Tribal Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eA carved wood mask\/crest in the style of the Bamana (Bambara) Komo society of Mali, measuring approximately 60 cm in length. The mask features a rounded, bulbous face covered in raised nodular protrusions, with a pair of thick, curling ram-like horns sweeping back from the crown. The surface has a heavily built-up, encrusted texture consistent with the ritual application of sacrificial materials over repeated use. The mask is mounted to a rectangular wood board pierced with peg holes, likely for attachment or fitting to a headdress structure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKomo society masks among the Bamana are horizontal helmet-crest forms worn during initiation and judicial\/ritual ceremonies. Their surfaces are traditionally built up over years through the application of libations — blood, kola nut, and other substances — giving them the rough, encrusted \"power object\" quality seen here, along with animal horns believed to channel bush-spirit potency. These are considered among the most powerful and secretive categories of Bamana ritual object.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails of the mask:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttribution: Bamana (Bambara) peoples, Mali — Komo society tradition (stylistic attribution, see note)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Carved wood with heavily encrusted ritual surface, horn attachments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: approx. 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Aged, rough encrusted surface consistent with ritual use; visible cracking and wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Komo-style helmet\/crest mask\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Alobalo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48202958340322,"sku":"ALB-MAS-063","price":253.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/2201\/3922\/files\/c4dec27c-4885-4f0f-957b-e5cffcfc276c.jpg?v=1786539418","url":"https:\/\/www.alobalo.shop\/products\/bamana-komo-mask-mali-carved-wood-with-ritual-encrustation-african-tribal-art","provider":"Alobalo ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}