Bété mask - Côte d'Ivoire
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Holds a postgraduate degree in African studies and 15 years experience in African art.
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Bété mask from Côte d'Ivoire, carved in wood with leather and hair, dimensions 260 × 110 × 15.5 mm, in good condition.
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Bété
Wood
Height: 260mm
Width: 15.5mm
Depth: 110mm
This type of mask was used to unmask witches or upon the hunters' return to celebrate successful hunts.
The Bété sculptors are renowned for their masks with exaggerated features. A protruding mouth, a flattened nose with nostrils that can reach the sides of the face, and bulging eyes placed beneath a swollen forehead.
It is also used to inspire fear in a potential enemy during ceremonies to encourage warriors before going into battle or also upon the return of hunters when the hunt had been successful. The mask is believed to have a magical protective function.
Fast and secure shipping. Packages are sent with tracking numbers. Delivery within 2 to 3 days in France, 2 to 5 days throughout the European Union. Delivery via Colissimo in the rest of Europe and worldwide.
We speak English.
mask african art Afrikanische Maskenkunst arte de máscaras africanas arte delle maschere africane
Seller's Story
Passionate about the Arts of the World and more particularly by African Art, buys from collectors, former civil servants, soldiers, health personnel, public works personnel who have worked in Africa and also in Ivory Coast with antique dealers and touts who travel all over West Africa to find quality objects.
Translated by Google TranslateBété
Wood
Height: 260mm
Width: 15.5mm
Depth: 110mm
This type of mask was used to unmask witches or upon the hunters' return to celebrate successful hunts.
The Bété sculptors are renowned for their masks with exaggerated features. A protruding mouth, a flattened nose with nostrils that can reach the sides of the face, and bulging eyes placed beneath a swollen forehead.
It is also used to inspire fear in a potential enemy during ceremonies to encourage warriors before going into battle or also upon the return of hunters when the hunt had been successful. The mask is believed to have a magical protective function.
Fast and secure shipping. Packages are sent with tracking numbers. Delivery within 2 to 3 days in France, 2 to 5 days throughout the European Union. Delivery via Colissimo in the rest of Europe and worldwide.
We speak English.
mask african art Afrikanische Maskenkunst arte de máscaras africanas arte delle maschere africane
Seller's Story
Passionate about the Arts of the World and more particularly by African Art, buys from collectors, former civil servants, soldiers, health personnel, public works personnel who have worked in Africa and also in Ivory Coast with antique dealers and touts who travel all over West Africa to find quality objects.
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Ethnic group/ culture
Bété mask
Country of Origin
Côte d'Ivoire
Material
Animal hair, Leather, Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
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