Guro mask

This African mask, which creatively combines elements of different animal forms, may be one of
entertainment mask. His winged face is reminiscent of a half-breed, half-animal, half-human, a soul
nature. Colorful paint.
Beneath the Mande group in the south, central Côte d’Ivoire, on the banks of the Bandama River, Gourou
are organized by descent, the western neighbors of Baoulé, who have borrowed a few
Characteristic of their African tribal artistic creation. Animists who have used home since the 1950s
A mask related to the early departure dance. Indeed like Baule’s African Goli mask, the Guro suit
The masks associated with the genius of nature have two morphing masks, followed by a third
The personification is believed to be the woman in the Zamblé mask, Gu. these masks are
The property of the family that enshrines ancestors, which they use for ceremonial and sacrificial purposes
to attract divine blessings. Priests and soothsayers share major ceremonial functions across ethnic groups
The Guro secret society worships the gods of nature through the masks where the gods are
should live. Their patron saint, Zuzu, is enshrined in the statue
altar. Les masques gu, Gye et Dye, aux mains de notables, ne Sont Exhibition qu’au cours de funérailles
Force Majeure ou l’intronisation d’un chef (Kerchache)