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Name
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Zamle |
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Code
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Ante-001 |
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Tribe
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Guro |
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Country
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Ivory Coast: Daloa region |
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Notes
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This is a mask of the Zamle society. It represents an antelope’s head and is used by the initiated as a war mask. The elaborate hairline design is typical of the Guro style. It is also possibly one of the masks used at funerals of initiates.
Bibliography: |
| Bibliography |
African Masks, Franco Monti
Art and Life in Africa: A Selection from the Stanley Collection
Christopher D. Roy
African Sculpture
William Fagg and Margaret Plass
African Art: Its Background and Traditions
R. S. Wassing |
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