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Anthropomorphic face mask "kpelié" ("kpeli yehe"), Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo, Size: H: 35 cm (H: 13.8 inch), ID: 3053407
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Auction 107

Anthropomorphic face mask "kpelié" ("kpeli yehe") ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3053407

Starting price
EUR 1,000
Estimated price
EUR 2,000
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Provenance
Franz Curt Fetzer, Vienna, Austria
Size
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch

Description

wood, pigments, rest.

“Kpeli-yehe” masks are distinctly feminine in character. They are worn both at secret “poro” initiation rites and at public funeral ceremonies.

Africa
Masks

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