Senior female mask "kpan" of the "goli" group · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3051378
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Lempertz, Cologne, 26 April 2003, Lot 78Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Description
wood, black paint, pigments,
Beautiful mask with elaborate pigtail hairstyle and individual tattoos.
“Goli” masquerades originally were performed in times of danger (i. e. epidemic diseases) or at funeral ceremonies. They should accomplish connection with supernatural powers (“amwin”).
Four male / female pairs of masks, painted red and black, appear in a strictly defined order.
The masks “kpan” (“the senior woman”) appear as the last pair of masks towards the end of the “goli” mask festival. They embody the wife/s of “goli glin” (“the older man”).