African Mask guro mask Home Décor art mask-6347

35.8/17.3 cm
African Mask Antique Tribal Mask Vintage Carvd Wooden Mask guro mask
Offering a harmonious feminine face, the African Gouro African mask hails from central Coast as a monoxyle sculpture. A character with a scenette atop their hairstyle is featured, alongside someone assisting a African mask figure. Putting on the costume, the dancer awaited the emergence of Gyela, the offspring of Gu and Zamble. As the African mask surfaced, the viewers beheld its form. Lacquered with a vivid polychromy, the piece featured a dance performance with the assistance of a cape-holder. A sea of abrasions, with shades of dark red taking over. In the heart of Côte , situated on the shores of the Bandama, dwells a community of Mande hailing from the southern region. Organized into lineages, the Gouro people are the western neighbors of the Baoulé. The latter group has adopted certain customs from them. Using a family of African mask since the 1950s, animists have created several unique characteristics. The Guro African mask are reminiscent of the African Goli African mask .