Guere mask
Liberia/Côte d'Ivoire
Wood, feathers, textile, warthog tusks
H. 38 cm (with ornaments)
Wooden mask with half-closed eyes that has retained most of its original ornaments. The forehead is hidden under a headdress made of feathers, cloth, and ivory spikes. The upper lip is decorated with two other curved points. The chin is hidden by a striped textile. A bead made of plant fibers rolled up in strips of cloth runs along the edge of the mask.
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