Anthropomorphic face mask "kpelié" ("kpeli yehe") · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3052402
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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 last part of the auction Auction 105 at November 15, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 274.
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Comparing literature
Grootaers, Jan-Lodewijk & Ineke Eisenburger (ed.), Forms of Wonderment, Vol. I, Berg en Dal 2002, p. 124