Monkey mask
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Masque singe, a wooden anthropomorphic mask from Côte d'Ivoire, associated with the Baoulé and Gouro tribes, 25 cm high, in good condition, original authenticity, sold without a stand.
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Description from the seller
Origin. Côte d'Ivoire
Tribe name. Baoulé / Gouro
Material. Wood
Dimension. 25 cm
Shipping mode: Colissimo within 24-48h open
The mask shown in the photo is a carved wooden piece representing an anthropomorphic face with simian features, characteristic of the traditional statuary of Côte d'Ivoire.
Here is a detailed description of its elements:
Morphological analysis
The eyes: The eyes are almond-shaped, half-closed, giving an expression of serenity or contemplation. They are framed by pronounced eyebrow arches that meet at the root of the nose.
The nose and mouth: The nose is straight and fine. The mouth is prominent, with plump lips and well-defined, typical of the classic style of this region.
The ears: The ears are small, rounded, and placed laterally, which reinforces the naturalistic and structured aspect of the whole.
Ritual details: One notices the presence of two small red fiber elements (likely cloth or remnants of ritual decorations) fixed on the forehead and at the top of the nose, which is common on objects used in ceremonies or possession rites.
Style and context
Although the style may evoke both Baoulé and Gouro traditions, this type of mask is often associated with secret societies (such as the Goli among the Baoulé or the Zaouli masks among the Gouro). The delicacy of the features and the elegant stylization of the face reflect the refined aesthetics characteristic of these two Ivorian ethnic groups, where the mask serves as a mediator between the world of humans and that of spirits."} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }}} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }} (The content has been truncated to fit the required format.) } } } } } } } } } }} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }
Origin. Côte d'Ivoire
Tribe name. Baoulé / Gouro
Material. Wood
Dimension. 25 cm
Shipping mode: Colissimo within 24-48h open
The mask shown in the photo is a carved wooden piece representing an anthropomorphic face with simian features, characteristic of the traditional statuary of Côte d'Ivoire.
Here is a detailed description of its elements:
Morphological analysis
The eyes: The eyes are almond-shaped, half-closed, giving an expression of serenity or contemplation. They are framed by pronounced eyebrow arches that meet at the root of the nose.
The nose and mouth: The nose is straight and fine. The mouth is prominent, with plump lips and well-defined, typical of the classic style of this region.
The ears: The ears are small, rounded, and placed laterally, which reinforces the naturalistic and structured aspect of the whole.
Ritual details: One notices the presence of two small red fiber elements (likely cloth or remnants of ritual decorations) fixed on the forehead and at the top of the nose, which is common on objects used in ceremonies or possession rites.
Style and context
Although the style may evoke both Baoulé and Gouro traditions, this type of mask is often associated with secret societies (such as the Goli among the Baoulé or the Zaouli masks among the Gouro). The delicacy of the features and the elegant stylization of the face reflect the refined aesthetics characteristic of these two Ivorian ethnic groups, where the mask serves as a mediator between the world of humans and that of spirits."} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }}} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }} (The content has been truncated to fit the required format.) } } } } } } } } } }} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }
Details
Number of objects
1
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Monkey mask
Height
25 cm
Authenticity
Original/official
Sold by
