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Ivory Coast Zoomorphic Dance Mask, Gouro People, 1950s
$1,500
£1,133.33
€1,299.42
CA$2,093.42
A$2,277.80
CHF 1,206.07
MX$27,403.52
NOK 15,314.38
SEK 14,011.59
DKK 9,708.46
About the Item
A beautifully painted, stylised ritual dance mask with an assertive presence, used by the Gouro people of the Ivory Coast. The mask is in the form of an African wild dog, which, in the myths and fables of this region of West Africa, and in the way it would be used ritually, is grouped with Hyena masks. These types of masks create a powerful and dangerous image, with certain realistic elements combined from across these culturally associated species. However, their use in these rituals is more complex than this, in how the fear is invoked and dispelled for the community, with associations also with laughter, play, and clowning.
In African wild dogs, the bared teeth and ears laid back, which this mask shows, are signs of aggressive posturing, important for a mask whose function is to draw forth a threatening being that must be combated. The hyena or wild dog dancers are kept separate from the other types of animal, spirit, and composite creature masks involved in Gouro dance rituals, dancing off to the side, clowning with clumsy and ridiculous steps that trigger laughter in the community, and, to an extent, freeing them from the fear these animals inspire. An alluring and complex work of tribal art.
Bibliography: Masques Animaux D’Afrique de L’Ouest, Gabriel Massa
Société Des Amateurs De L’Art Africain. Éditions Sépia, 1995.
Dimensions:
Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)
Width: 8.47 in (21.5 cm)
- Dimensions:Height: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)Width: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
- Style:Tribal (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:CA, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2102346801482
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