" Guro Mask, Ivory Coast "
Guro mask, Ivory Coast. Soft wood, old patina of use, polychromy, black, white and red. H: 50 cm. (the red paint is of European origin) The oval-shaped face painted red, the mouth with thin lips, the elongated and snub nose, the eyes pierced with a slit, the high domed forehead, the smooth hairstyle tinted black , all topped by a high bun pierced with holes to attach feathers. Presumed period: first half of the 20th century 
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