Go Ge mask
Dan · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFANT-184
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- Height
- 21 cm
- Material
- Wood, fiber and pigments.
Fine stroke mask with torn eyes framed in a relief and semi-open mouth with thick lips. Sometimes it carries small metal foils that simulate the teeth.…
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Full original description
Fine stroke mask with torn eyes framed in a relief and semi-open mouth with thick lips. Sometimes it carries small metal foils that simulate the teeth. His hairstyle is delicate, finished in two side braids, one of which has been cut. The mask is surrounded by a double braid on the cheeks and quadruple on the head. Although these masks represent a delicate woman's face, they are always worn by men. Female masks represent the primordial and fertile mother, protecting pregnant women and newborns. It can only be front paged by members of the secret society Go to announce the death of a chief or a notable or a remarkable woman. Patina for use.
Further technical information
- Width
- 17 cm
- 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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