Mask Helmet Zoomorph
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MCYC-22
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- Height
- 23 cm
- Material
- Wood, pigments, raffia and cotton fabric.
Helmet mask depicting a monkey with some humanized features. The hardwood head is sewn to a raffia basket so that it settles on the head of…
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Full original description
Helmet mask depicting a monkey with some humanized features. The hardwood head is sewn to a raffia basket so that it settles on the head of the carrier and that, in dances, hang the garments made with leaves of the dancer. It can be a mácra of hunter or healer.
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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