Mask Gunye Ge Dan Ivory Coast H: 25 cm. Wood,... Lot 18

Mask Gunye Ge Dan Ivory Coast H: 25 cm. Wood, fabric, vegetal fibers, bells Male mask of ovoid shape. Under the high forehead, the large circular orbits are hollowed out. The face shows a strong relief at the level of the nose and the representation of the prognathic mouth with fleshy lips, whose commissures are lowered. This object is worn by a runner during clashes that structure social life between clans and villages . Replacement object, when the original has been sold, harvested, stolen or destroyed, often made by the same sculptor as the original, this object is old and has served as a Consultant : Jean-Pierre Lacoste