Dyé mask
Guro · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFAZ-57
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- Height
- 38 cm
- Material
- Wood and polychrome.
The Dyé masks, from the name of the secret society to which they belong, present a human face or elephant head. These masks can only be…
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Full original description
The Dyé masks, from the name of the secret society to which they belong, present a human face or elephant head. These masks can only be seen by men. This mask has a varied polychromy with the dominance of yellow on the face and brown, blue-green and reddish tones on the headdress. Touched that resembles that of the Egyptian pharaohs, but that is a symbolism of the elephant whose trump is most apparent.
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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