Facial Mask Dueya
Wobé · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFANT-98
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- Height
- 26 cm
- Material
- Wood, fiber, pigments and human hair.
The Gueré and the Wobé are one and the same ethnic group, the We. These names were given in the century XIX The Wè are "forgiving…
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The Gueré and the Wobé are one and the same ethnic group, the We. These names were given in the century XIX The Wè are "forgiving men." It is a sacred mask very feared by the neighbors because it is the mask possessed by the great magicians. A flat nose, terrifying appearance, large whiskers, vegetable fibers and curly beard of human hair. Polychrome in red, white and black. It is the father mask of the Gueré masks, the one that imposes order, achieves prosperity and wins battles. The red color remembers the blood shed by the warriors. It's also a mask Dueya, the one of the highest rank within the masks of justice.
Acquired in the early 1960s in western Ivory Coast by forest prospector David Alcocer.
Further technical information
- Width
- 22 cm
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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