Five miniature masks "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)Size
H: 8 cm - 13 cm
H: 3.1 inch - 5.1 inch
Description
wood, two zoomorphic masks “bonu amwin” of the Baule, one rep. (breakage at the horn), three anthropomorphic masks, et. al. in form of a double head, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
miniature masks represent the big mask figures and were taken along to keep in touch with the helping spirit even when leaving the home village.