Beautiful early mask "blin" (dog) from the "dye" mask ensemble ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3044942

Description

wood, polychrome painted,
The animal masks appear at the beginning of the “dye” masquerade forming a kind of advance guard. They are said “to prepare the place for dancing”. In no fixed order the following animals performed: “boli” the goat, “glo”, “zuin” and “kla” three different types of antelopes, “bolu” the hippo, “bi” the elephant, “du” the buffalo and “blin” the dog.

Comparing literature

Fischer, Eberhard & Lorenz Homberger, Die Kunst der Guro, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1985, p. 116, ill. 27

Publications

AHDRC: 0061276