Dye Elephant Mask
Guro · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFZ-33
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- Height
- 52 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Elegant and fine elephant mask showing the domain of sculpture on wood Guró. Hunter mask. Light brown patina. Appears at funerals. These masks can only be…
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Full original description
Elegant and fine elephant mask showing the domain of sculpture on wood Guró. Hunter mask. Light brown patina. Appears at funerals. These masks can only be seen by men.
He now appears at the playful parties.
Further technical information
- Width
- 19 cm
- 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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