Anthropomorphic mask with crowning bird
Côte d'Ivoire, Guro / Yaure
sold
EUR 650
Provenance
Walter Stanley Schwab, Murten, Switzerland (“WS 361”)Size
H: 41 cm
H: 16.1 inch
Description
wood, colour pigments, inscribed “porteurs de cadèvre”, collection label “350 A”
A comparable mask with this unusual disc-shaped framing of the face and the crowning bird motif can be found in the exhibition catalogue on Art from the Ivory Coast (Vevey, 1969, p. 135).
The mask belonged to the male “dié” society. At large festivals, in which several villages could participate, masks of this kind appeared in groups of up to ten dancers.
Comparing literature
Rinsoz, Jean-Louis (Hg.), Die Kunst der Elfenbeinküste, Vevey 1969, p. 135Publications
AHDRC: 0170831