Anthropomorphic mask with horns "zewe"
Côte d'Ivoire, Guro
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Taille
H: 98 cm
H: 38.6 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, extraordinary detail: surmounted by three (elongated) horns, pierced around the rim, min. dam.,
in the southern Guro country, the mask “zewe"is extremely powerful and represents either the chief or the spokesman of the “je” society. In the north, however, the mask is called “fire-eater”- mask, because of it’s big open snout.