Mask "kpelie" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3034100

Description

wood, brown patina, paint remains, characteristic ornamental projections on both sides and at the chin, pierced around the rim, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
used at remembrance ceremonies. In literature this mask type is called “kpelie”, which comes from the senufo word for “jumping”. A generic term in later research is “kodal”. Nowadays the plug-like projections on both sides of the chin are simply looked upon as lobes, while the ornamental projections to the sides just have the optical effect to round off the appearance of the mask.