Weight | 0.7 kg |
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Dimensions | 39 × 14.5 cm |
Guro mask
$165.00 $95.00
Sculpture of the female face of Monoxyle with a sculpted figurine depicting a person or dignitary
king. He dances with the help of a man when the mask Gyela (daughter of Gu and Zamble) appears
The assistant raised his cloak. Polished color. crack. bruises.
Among the Mande groups from the south, in central Côte d’Ivoire, on the banks of the Bandama,
Organized into bloodlines, Gouro forms the western neighbor of Baoulé Who
Several features are borrowed from their work. They have been in use since the 1950s
The masks associated with the Zaouli dance refer to the genius of nature and come in two animal forms
After the mask is a third personification, believed to be the wife of the Zamblé mask,
Gu. Gu or Lu represents a young woman with beauty standards specific to Guro
Especially facial scars and files. According to the authors Fisher and Humberg in “Art’s
Côte d’Ivoire”, which was abandoned once the mask appeared to no longer be of public interest
new copy
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