Zemanek-Münster

Masque facial anthropomorphe "gu" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3047822

Vendu 3 800 €
Provenance
American Private Collection

Description

wood, dark red pigment, indigo blue colour accents, base

“Gu” shows a beautiful female mask face. She is considered to be the wife of “zamble”.

Her hair is tied up in a bunch, a high chignon adorned with amulet pouches around it, a hairstyle that high-ranking Guro women used to wear. The amulet pouches held verses of the Koran.


Newsletter

Ne manquez aucune vente aux enchères ! Rejoignez notre communauté de plus de 10 000 collectionneurs d'art tribal et soyez le premier à être informé des nouveautés.

S'abonner aujourd'hui