African mask Baule wood African real figure vintage African masks for wall-6064

20.5/29 CM
The Beautiful Woman In all aspects, this Gu African Tribal Art Wooden Carved Mask reflects characteristics of ideal beauty amongst the Guro. Her skin is red, which is the color associated with women. Her teeth are filed and hair neatly coiffed as sign that she is cultivated, not part of the natural, wild world. Her sloping forehead, gracefully arching brows and downcast eyes further aspects of her refined character as seen in her physical attributes. In her discussion of a very closely related African Tribal Art Wooden Carved Mask of Gu Mask