Facial Mask Anoman
Yaure · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFAZ-56
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- Height
- 31 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
From each of the temples part a stylized kalao in a drinking or eating attitude from a drinking trough that stands on the head. Dark patina,…
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Full original description
From each of the temples part a stylized kalao in a drinking or eating attitude from a drinking trough that stands on the head. Dark patina, with red polychromy on the beak and red and blue on the body. They are masks "Anoman" all those that carry a bird, such is that name for the Yauré. This mask in other times danced exclusively at the funeral parties to accompany the soul of the deceased to the afterlife. It belongs to the male secret society Dié.
Further technical information
- 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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