Mask "kple kple" for "goli" celebrations
· Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
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ID: 3045629
sold
EUR 2,300
Provenance
Maria Wyss, Basel, SwitzerlandPatrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland (2005)
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 44,5 cm
H: 17.5 inch
Description
wood, pigments, rep.
“Goli”, a day-long celebration, can be performed both as an entertainment and for the funerals of important men.
“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 masks are worn by young boys. The masqueraders chase boys and girls around the village and perform lively dances to music.