Cantora mask
Mahú · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFAZ-103
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- Material
- Wood
It is a mahu diomandé mask from the region of Tuba in northwest Ivory Coast. This singing mask comes out of the forest and sings at…
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It is a mahu diomandé mask from the region of Tuba in northwest Ivory Coast.
This singing mask comes out of the forest and sings at night imitating the song of the birds. The singer can be male or female. This mask is the companion of the mask of peace. When the mask of peace leaves its sacred enclosure, it must sing its praises and also the praises of nature to bring abundant rain. The masks of the Mahú They're weird, and they all have a beak, a long, gusty nose.
It appears on important festivities such as the return to the village of the young women who celebrate the end of the initiation to which they sing praises and exalts the courage to fight the darkness.
Further technical information
- 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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