Bronze Mask Kpelie
Senufo · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: BR-5
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- Height
- 24 cm
- Material
- Bronze
Representation of a Kpelié mask with thin and elongated cylindrical horns bent down. The side ears, triangular in the form of arrow the tops and squares…
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Full original description
Representation of a Kpelié mask with thin and elongated cylindrical horns bent down. The side ears, triangular in the form of arrow the tops and squares in the form of buckle the lower ones. On the head the beak of a calao, the mythical bird of the SenufoThey're not dance masks, they're home protective masks.
Further technical information
- Width
- 16 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
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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