Horned mask of the "je" group ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Yaure · ID: 3036864

Description

wood, black patina, red pigment, regular facial features, framed by a zigzag-beard, crowned by a massive pair of horns, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
the Yaure form a kind of “seamless” transition between Guro and Baule in the style of their art works. Only few figures of the Yaure are known, but a number of masks with great similarities to those of the Baule, making them often very hard to differentiate. One characteristic however, is the often carved dented framing of the face, which is otherwise rare to be seen on Baule masks.

Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 620