African Tribal Art - Markha Mask

Ex-Belgian collection.

Old Markha mask in wood and metal.

The Marka, also called Maraka in Bambara, Warka or Sarakolé, are Muslim city dwellers of Soninke origin, established in the south of Niger. They are dispersed from the end of the Ghana Empire to Mali, Mauritania and Senegal. Today, they speak primarily Bambara and have adopted many Bambara traditions, including Ntomo and Koré, initiation societies that use masks in their ceremonies. Bambara and Marka African art sculptors are part of the Numuw, who are not tied to a specific ethnicity and are free to settle wherever they wish.

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