Facial Bufalo Mask

Guro · Côte d’Ivoire

Reference: MFZ-9

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Height
33 cm
Material
Wood and pigments

It's a hunter mask that's been covered. The dark brown color dominates the face in which the white color that borders the ears and false eyes…

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It's a hunter mask that's been covered. The dark brown color dominates the face in which the white color that borders the ears and false eyes is highlighted, as the eyes so that the bearer can see are immediately below. The inside of the eyes and the unvisible part of the neck, camouflaged by the red clothes,

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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