Ivory Coast - Senoufo - "Kpelie" mask
The piece has a double face, and this kind of mask is called "Kpéie". A female fetish sits on the top. Her scarifications on both sides of the mouth and around the belly signify that she was
initiated into the Senufo rites of "Poro".
Dimensions of 32.5 x 15.5 x 7.5 cm
Weight about 0.450 kg without packaging
Materials: wood
Dimensions :
- Height : 32.5 cm
- Width : 15.5 cm
- Depth : 7.5 cm
Senufo :
people is settled in Burkina Faso, Mali and Ivory Cost. They live from agriculture. Their art consists in masks ans sculptures. The Calao mythical bird is very important in seufo's iconography.
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