Horned mask "kpan pre" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3051992

Description

wood, pigments, base

“Kpan pre” occurs as part of the “goli” masquerade, in which four pairs of masks appear in a strictly defined order. “Kpan pre” appears in third place, after “kple kple” and “goli glen” and is followed by “kpan”.

“Kpan pre” is depicted with a beard and horns, the latter probably in honour of the buffalo god “goli”.

The object Horned mask “kpan pre” with the object ID 3051992 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 275 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400.

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Comparing literature

Guenneguez, André & Afo, Art de la Cote-d'Ivoire et de ses voisins, Paris o.J., p. 152