Masque "gu" avec cornes d'animal · Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3051556
American Private Collection (coll. ca. 1960-1990)
Family-owned since then
Collected by an American diplomat and ambassador in the 1960-1990s, when he provided charitable medical aid throughout the African continent.
Description
wood, pigment, collection no. “48277”, base
“Gu” is considered a female being. She is the wife of the mask-being “zamble” (and his brother"zauli"), and as such she must always follow her husband, i. e. appear after him in a masquerade.
Despite her human like face, the “gu” mask being is considered a creature of the forest. It is quite possible that the addition of horns to the beautiful female face was intended to emphasize the non-village, forest-bound, and therefore “sacred” aspect of “gu”.
L’objet Masque “gu” avec cornes d’animal avec l’ID d’objet 3051556 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères Vente aux enchères 103 dans 16 novembre 2024 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 170 a atteint un prix de vente de 4 200 €.
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