Masque casque "gye" · Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3049699
Description
wood, colour pigments,
“Gye” is considered the most important and powerful mask of the northern Guro. It can show features of different animals. In this case, the lateral tusks of the wild boar “goonani” are placed like a frame around the animal’s face and are complemented by large spoon-like ears and human facial features.
“Gye” masks are always male. They are considered wild, are supposed to instil fear and must not be seen by women. For all Guro, “gye” is a (sacred) cult object (“yu”) that is the property of a certain family for which it has a protective function.
The large “gye” mask figure appears mainly at important funeral festivities. She wears a luxuriant costume of raffia strips that covers her entire body. The appearance of the imposing figure is accompanied by the sounds of a bullroarer.
L’objet Masque casque “gye” avec l’ID d’objet 3049699 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères Vente 100 dans 15 avril 2023 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 46 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 500 €.
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Littérature comparée
Fischer, Eberhard & Lorenz Homberger, Afrikanische Meister, Kunst der Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 2014, p. 43, ill. 38 Fischer, Eberhard & Lorenz Homberger, Die Kunst der Guro, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1985, p. 121ff.
Publications
AHDRC: 0203085