Guro masks are dance masks

The Baoule and Guro people of Ivory Coast carved various animal masks. With this mask Animaloid elements that accompany human masks in various ceremonies, including Funerals or when visiting senior guests nowadays. Dense wood with colored patina. drying crack. According to the Baule myth, a royal ancestor had to sacrifice his son to cross the river. This event is The origin of the name Baoulé, Bauli, "the son is dead". they represent the majority of the population from Côte d'Ivoire. In Côte d'Ivoire, the most common objects a priori must conform to aesthetics standard. Furniture, decorations, utensils, fabrics are some excuses for fine artistic expression sculptor. The latter, mainly farmers, also carry out this activity. Some of them also produce Play for neighboring nations. Yet creativity is still associated with mystical powers Craftsman, ritual requirements around woodworking.

Actor of social order, almond-faced Dan mask with carefully drawn protruding lips, pierced With circular track. Chunky burlap and textile hairstyles with shell-dotted beards characterize this hairstyle Classic African sculpture from Côte d'Ivoire. Worn patina. Face shields with circular eye sockets (called gunyeya or gunye ge) that facilitate vision are A set of Dan masks from the North for dry season games. zapkei gego ge, a Royal masks reserved for special events. 'danglé' embodies a squinting person, says Spötter The ideal of beauty, playing an active role between the initiation camp and the village

African animal masks of the Dié group in African Guro art. Elephants are proud of this Colorful mask crowned by a bird. Rectangular ears form an unusual feature This sculpture from Ivory Coast. Scratches, erosion. gouros are organized by row Baoulé's western neighbor. Their respective sculptures testify to their intimacy through their forms relation. Priests and soothsayers share the main ritual functions in Guro. secret Association worships the spirit of nature through the mask of the skeptical spirit live. Their patron saint, called Zuzu, is enshrined by a statue on the altar. That Ancient, cover and dyed masks in the hands of nobles, only used in large funerals or Chief Enthroned (Kerchache)

These types of African masks, designed to unveil the magician, are carved on the eve of the ceremony. That A stern and sometimes ruthless appearance designed to counter mystical forces. accompanied by Words, gestures, dances and sacrifices, it also intervenes in empowerments outside the mundane sight. Velvet matte patina. Erosion, chip. The appearance of these masks is usually coated with kaolin clay (the white evokes ancestors), in the middle of the night, may cause fear. Ngil males used this type of mask The association responsible for membership and the fight against witchcraft. Ngil is a purification ritual Gorilla symbolizes fire. As the guarantor of peace, he also decided Villages should be established, and conditions for development of agricultural land should be established. Chopped matte patina.