Nguedi mask
Dan · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFANT-30
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- Height
- 30 cm
- Material
- Wood, fabric and cauris.
It is a dance mask called Nguedi. This word means the noise that occurs with the legs. When the mask dances, the viewer has the impression…
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Full original description
It is a dance mask called Nguedi. This word means the noise that occurs with the legs. When the mask dances, the viewer has the impression that the floor is sinking. It is also the so-called mask of calculus. It forces viewers to make calculations with it, asks them questions, such as how many legs a herd of ewes has, etc.
It is a male mask with prominent round eyes and eyebrows, as well as nose and mouth. The broad front is artistically conclined with semicircles superimposed of lines redone in alternating with lines of small rhombuses. He wears a headdress adorned with two rows of cauris, and two fins also adorned with cauris patenting from the cheeks, and another under the menton.
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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