Mask "kpélié" · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3048487
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Provenance
French Private CollectionSize
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch
Description
wood, colour pigments, base
“Kpélié” is made by the carvers’ association of the “kulibèlè”.
Its purpose at funeral rituals is to lead the spirits of the deceased members of the family into the peaceful land of the dead, and at harvest festivals, to thank the ancestors and the land spirits for good crops.
The object Mask “kpélié” with the object ID 3048487 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 192.
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Comparing literature
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 78