Female face mask "kplekple bla" of the "goli" group ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3050982

Description

wood, red paint, rest.

The “kplekple” masks are the first set of masks to appear during “goli” celebrations. They appear as male-female couple, “kplekple yassoua” and “kplekple bla”, painted in black and red.

The masks represent the age group of young men and are worn by boys who perform wild dances and chase boys and girls across the village.

The object Female face mask “kplekple bla” of the “goli” group with the object ID 3050982 was last part of the auction Auction 105 at November 15, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 256 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.

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Comparing literature

Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 176 f.