Zauli mask
Guro · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: EFM-120
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
The word Zaulí designates both the mask and the traditional dance of the country. The Zauli mask is also called "Djelalu Zaouli" meaning "Zauli daughter of…
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The word Zaulí designates both the mask and the traditional dance of the country. The Zauli mask is also called "Djelalu Zaouli" meaning "Zauli daughter of Djela". Although it has become one of the dark masks, next to the Zamblé, more important its creation dates only from the middle of the century XX.
Mask with a human face that looks like a woman with scarifications and sometimes carrying amulets on her headdress. It now appears at the leisure festivals and also promotes the productivity of the village.
For Guro Zahuli is the ancestor, Zamblé the wife and Gou his daughter while Zamblé is the ancestor and Gou his wife for those of the south.
Mask of a rich and varied polychrome.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Years 60
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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