Mblo Face Mask
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFANT-175
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
The face is oval, with a straight face and nose separating the ciliary arches, scarifications of two short lines on the cheeks and rhombus-shaped front scarifications.…
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Full original description
The face is oval, with a straight face and nose separating the ciliary arches, scarifications of two short lines on the cheeks and rhombus-shaped front scarifications. Expression of serenity. Small mouth slightly open and eyes torn under ciliary arches painted in white. The hairstyle consists of a high central crest-shaped loop and two flattened lateral loops with wide stretch. A collared beard based on black and white triangles surrounds the cheeks. It is not a sacred mask although it participates in the Goli. It manifests itself mainly in agricultural festivities and today in any other celebration and especially when visitors of brand are received. Black patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-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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