Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"

Description

wood, dark red pigment, indigo blue colour accents, base

“Gu” shows a beautiful female mask face. She is considered to be the wife of “zamble”.

Her hair is tied up in a bunch, a high chignon adorned with amulet pouches around it, a hairstyle that high-ranking Guro women used to wear. The amulet pouches held verses of the Koran.