Animal mask "leu"
Côte d'Ivoire, Ligbi
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Provenance
Eduard Hess, Basel, SwitzerlandTaille
H: 41 cm
H: 16.1 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, kaolin (yellowed), small remains of indigo blue, stylized forms, boar tusks and conical protrusions, presumably depicting a warthog, slightly dam., paint rubbed off;
although the Ligbi are Muslims for quiet a long time, they retained the “do” secret society and their masquerades, where “leu” masks like the present performed.