Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"

Côte d'Ivoire, Guro

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Provenance

Swiss Private Collection, Basel
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (1997)

Size

H: 33 cm

H: 13.0 inch

Description

wood, blackened, base

The mask shows a friendly face with a laughing mouth.

Presumably it is a representation of “gu”, who is considered to be the wife of the mask figure “zamble”.

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