African Face Mask Sculpture WOKULON

Bamana people, Mali. Wokulon is a bush spirit who protects villages against evil forces. He appears as a masked figure in Sogo Bo puppet performances. H 16.5in.Wood, paint. Exhibited at the SMA Fathers Museum of African Art Tenafly NJ 2009 and the Free Library Gallery Philadelphia 2010. Published in Rosen, Rosen 2012 p. 148 Fig 174.