Face Mask Altar Colon
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFANT-171
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- Height
- 26 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Ancient and curious baulé mask of the so-called "colonial type" for its color painted red with which African loa identified Europeans. gives the impression of a…
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Full original description
Ancient and curious baulé mask of the so-called "colonial type" for its color painted red with which African loa identified Europeans. gives the impression of a feminine mask with a delicate expression. His headdress depicts a small altar with a snake surrounding him at the top. Possibly a funeral mask commemorating a young woman initiated. The carving with the azuela attests to its antiquity.
Further technical information
- Width
- 14 cm
- Attributed period
- First third of the 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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