Rare face mask of the "do" society ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Ligbi/ Jimini (Djimini), Bondoukou Region · ID: 3044753

Description

wood, base

These face masks are described as works of joy, things that delight the eye. To complete these masks, oil and make-up are applied and during performance they are adorned with gold and silver jewelry.
With its lateral wings, Ligbi masks show the influence of Senufo “kpélié” masks.

The object Rare face mask of the “do” society with the object ID 3044753 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 155 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.

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Comparing literature

Barbier, Jean Paul (ed.), Art of Côte d' Ivoire, Vol II, Genève 1993, p. 54, ill 77