A superb Bamana antelope headdress, Bougouni Region, Mali

sogoni koun, of highly abstract, vertical form with an openwork body and three pairs of projections at the crest; dark brown patina.

Michel Anstett, Paris
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, January 21, 1967, lot 4

The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York, African Art in Westchester from Private Collections, April 24 – June 6, 1971
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Genesis: Ideas of Origin in African Sculpture, November 19, 2002 - April 13, 2003

The Hudson River Museum (ed.), African Art in Westchester from Private Collections, Yonkers, 1971, cat. 20 (unillustrated)
Alisa LaGamma, Genesis: Ideas of Origin in African Sculpture, New York, 2002, p. 95, cat. 51

Excellent condition overall; remnants of wax on the horns, presumably for the attachment of cowries; wear and tear, nicks and scratches from traditional use.
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