Sorcerer Mask
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MYA-15
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- Height
- 29 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Mask with monkey head used by sorcerer baulé in divination rites and in ceremonies intended to fight against spells. The monkey's head has open jaws showing…
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Full original description
Mask with monkey head used by sorcerer baulé in divination rites and in ceremonies intended to fight against spells. The monkey's head has open jaws showing two large rows of teeth. Black patina and kaolin.
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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