Kpelie mask
Senufo · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFAZ-35
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- Height
- 41 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Not in all regions call Kpelié These masks, some of them. Senufo They call them Kepelique or KodeliéWhatever its name, these masks remind the neophytes of…
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Not in all regions call Kpelié These masks, some of them. Senufo They call them Kepelique or KodeliéWhatever its name, these masks remind the neophytes of the Pore of the ritual of the cut of the first beard, a practice that is named after KpeliriHis ceremony recalls the imperfection and precariousness caused by the first adultery. These masks may be male or female, but they always come out in pairs. The clothes change accordingly. Sometimes, two masks appear gathered together in one, forming a mask with a double face, are the masks Kufolo, representing the male and female principles,
This mascra is characterized by two large ears among which appears a calao, mythical bird of the senufo and one of its five primordial animals.
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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