Guéré mask - Guéré - Ivory Coast

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Guéré mask from Ivory Coast, Guéré culture, 33 cm high including steel socle, late 20th century, from a private collection, one item, sold with stand, in good condition.

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Very nice, well-used, mask used in initiation rites or judicial matters, where they represent gosts or the ancestors.
This mask was used by the Guéré-people of South-Ivory Coast. Carved in typical Guéré style with prominent tube-like eyes and an open mouth. Painted with white and red paint. Hight; 33 cm incl. the steel socle.
Collected in the Ivory Coast in the 1990`s and from a private Dutch collection.

Very nice, well-used, mask used in initiation rites or judicial matters, where they represent gosts or the ancestors.
This mask was used by the Guéré-people of South-Ivory Coast. Carved in typical Guéré style with prominent tube-like eyes and an open mouth. Painted with white and red paint. Hight; 33 cm incl. the steel socle.
Collected in the Ivory Coast in the 1990`s and from a private Dutch collection.

Details

No. of items
1
Ethnic group/ culture
Guéré
Country of Origin
Ivory Coast
Period
Late 20th century
Sold with stand
Yes
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Guéré mask
Provenance
Private collection
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Objects sold
100%
Private

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