
Mblo Female Portrait Mask
The portrait masks receive this name because they are supposed to be the “double” of the person whose face is depicted.
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The portrait masks receive this name because they are supposed to be the “double” of the person whose face is depicted.
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The portrait masks receive this name because they are supposed to be the “double” of the person whose face is depicted.
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The masks of the Ligbi and of Senufo have great similarities and often cause confusion.
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Tikar mask, stylized and pointed chin. Eyes torn under arched eyebrows and elongated and straight nose.
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They have all the same features. Flat face under a embossed front.
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The masks of the Djimini represent the good geniuses or the spirits of the ancestors.
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The Kran are found mainly in southwestern Ivory Coast in the border area with Liberia where there are also some groups Kran.
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Mask whose face bears a great resemblance to the masks agbogho mmwo, mask of young female spirits as its name indicates.
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Mask intended to participate in funeral ceremonies and the cult of ancestors.
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This mask, Okoroshi Oma, like Okoroshi Ojo, participates in rituals devoted to the water cult, Owu.
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The mask Ngoin is widespread in almost all the kingdoms of Grassland or Grassfiels, is a feminine mask, with softer features than…
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This type of anthropomorphic mask was used by the Ngil male society that still exists today.
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Mask of the deceased used in funerals and funerals of the notables of the secret society Epa.
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Portrait masks or “double” masks, ndomathey are supposed to be the “double” of the person whose face is represented.
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Mask belonging to a society of hunters.These hunter masks participate in the rites of their secret society and in funeral ceremonies in…
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This mask, Okoroshi Oma, like the Okoroshi Ojo participates in the rituals destined for the cult of water, Owu, rituals that are…
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Some masks of the Kran similar to those of their relatives GueréMany of them in their origin were war masks intended to…
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The masks that represent animals are in almost all ethnic hunter masks or masks that celebrate the most important agricultural festivities.
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A mono mask composed of three parts, the head representing a monkey face on which the basket sits, of braided raffia, shaped…
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It is a mahu diomandé mask from the region of Tuba in northwest Ivory Coast.
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Curious mask, of marked influence Guró, that by its style could belong to the Mblo festive masks, but two important elements place…
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Curious mask Toma It's meant to honor gemelity. The mask features a woman's torso in which nutritional breasts stand out.
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It is a female mask.
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It is a round and flattened mask with two planes separated by a horizontal median line.
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