Bidspirit Auktion | An African yellow Bamana mask

An African yellow Bamana mask - An African yellow Bamana mask Guinea - Bamana people Light wood painted yellow and black. Mask depicting a woman's face painted in vibrant colours. The yellow face with its typical elongated features is highlighted by the black hair. Such bright and shiny colours are modern pigments introduced by Europeans since the 1920s and widely used by the coastal population of Guinea to paint their fishing boats. H cm 36