Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask "zuhu"

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Description

wood, pigments, rest.

Formally comparable masks, based on the prototype of the “kodal yehe” or “kpelie” mask, were attributed to the “Duonu Master” or his entourage. They are considered entertainment masks of the “zuhu” genre.

This mask shows a certain proximity to works by this master.

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Comparing literature

Fischer, Eberhard & Lorenz Homberger, Afrikanische Meister, Kunst der Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 2014, p. 53 ff.

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