Male face mask "kplekple bla" of the "goli" group ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3045295

Description

wood, base

The “goli” masks appear in times of danger (i. e. epidemic diseases, funeral ceremonies). They should accomplish connection with supernatural powers (“amwin”).

“Kple kple”, the first set of masks to appear during “goli” celebrations, represent the junior male society. They appear as male/female couple, painted in black and red.

The object Male face mask “kplekple bla” of the “goli” group with the object ID 3045295 was part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction on March 9, 2019. The object with the lot number 119 achieved a sales price of EUR 5,600 with an asking price of EUR 5,000.

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