Facial Mask Lomana
Yaure · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFAZ-107
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
The Lomane masks have a human face and a bird rises above its head. They belong to brotherhoods of men in charge of organizing the funerals…
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The Lomane masks have a human face and a bird rises above its head. They belong to brotherhoods of men in charge of organizing the funerals of important figures, to honor the spiritual power of the deceased. These masks belong to the secret society Djé and represent the spiritual power of the “yu”, which is the intermediary spirit between the spirit world and man.
They also receive the name of masksAnoman,bird. The bird frees the body of the animals from the parasites so that their presence means that destroying the worms that corrod the body symbolizes the purification of the body. Dark patina.
Further technical information
- 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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