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Grand masque facial "kple kple" du groupe "goli" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé · ID: 3044701

Vendu 6 200 €
Provenance
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden
Pierre Dartevelle, Brüssel, Belgien

Description

wood, polychrome painted,
“Kple kple”, the first set of masks to appear during “goli” celebrations. “Goli” is a day long celebration usually performed during the funeral of high ranking and respected community members. Baule “goli” performances consist of four red/ black, male/ female dance mask pairs appearing in a pre-defined order.

The “kple kple” masks represent the junior male society and are used to announce the arrival of “goli glin” and “kpwan”.


Publications

AHDRC: 0138602


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