Goli Glin Mask
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFG-77
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
The Goli Glin mask is one of the main masks participating in the Goli. It is more or less voluminous or stylized according to the villages,…
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Full original description
The Goli Glin mask is one of the main masks participating in the Goli. It is more or less voluminous or stylized according to the villages, has buffalo head and gazelle horns. The mask dances in pairs and this mask appears in second position at the exit of the Goli masks. This is the only mask with horns that can freely see the women of the country I baulé. Dark brown and white.He dances at night and expels the sorcerers.
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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