Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask "zuhu" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3049489

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.

The object Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask “zuhu” with the object ID 3049489 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 243 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

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