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Anthropomorphic face mask "gu", Côte d'Ivoire, Guro, Size: H: 38 cm (H: 15.0 inch), ID: 3047822
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Lot 187
96th Auction

Anthropomorphic face mask "gu" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3047822

sold EUR 3,800
Provenance
American Private Collection
Size
H: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch

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.

Africa
Masks

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