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Helmet mask "zo gbe", Sierra Leone/Liberia, Gola, Size: H: 45 cm (H: 17.7 inch), ID: 3044102
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Lot 137
89th Tribal Art Auction

Helmet mask "zo gbe" ·  Sierra Leone/Liberia, Gola · ID: 3044102

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Provenance
Allan Stone, New York, USA
Size
H: 45 cm
H: 17.7 inch

Description

wood, metal, base

The all-powerful “zo gbe” mask, exercises the supreme authority in the “sande” society for women. “Zo gbe” masks suddenly burst upon the crowd form the darkest reaches of the forest to attain the maximum emotional impact. This may explain why the coastal population call them “black devil”.

Publications

AHDRC: 0153624

Africa
Masks

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