Anthropomorphic face mask "kpelié" ("kpeli yehe") · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3052402
Price
EUR 3,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland (1970s)Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 22 March 2014, lot 211
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, pigments,
“Kpelie-yehe” masks are distinctly feminine in character. They are worn both at secret “Poro” initiation rites and at public funeral ceremonies.
The object Anthropomorphic face mask “kpelié” (“kpeli yehe”) with the object ID 3052402 was part of the auction Auction 105 on November 15, 2025, lot number 274 at that time and is currently available for EUR 3,500 in Open sale.
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Comparing literature
Grootaers, Jan-Lodewijk & Ineke Eisenburger (ed.), Forms of Wonderment, Vol. I, Berg en Dal 2002, p. 124