WE / WOBE MASKS, Liberia

WE / WOBE Mask 252 14" high $4000

WE / WOBE Mask 251 11" high $1500

WE / WOBE Mask 253 10.5" high $600

WE / WOBE Mask 254 13" high $500

WE / WOBE Mask 259 27" high $600

WE / WOBE Mask 260 16" high SOLD

WE / WOBE Mask 261 15" high $600

WE / WOBE Mask 257 35" long $800

WE / WOBE Mask 257 17" high $800

WE / WOBE Mask 262 14" high $300

WE / WOBE Mask 256 12" high $300

WE / WOBE Mask 258 26" long $800

WE / WOBE Mask 258 12" high $800

The mask below has been sold and is left here for reference and educational purposes.

WE / WOBE Mask 255 18" SOLD

Living in along the western edge of the Ivory Coast, the Wobe and their neighbors the Guere share numerous customs and beliefs. Although they are separate tribes, the two peoples are often referred to as the We, whose name means "men who easily forgive."

We carvers seem to have focused their skills on carving powerful face masks to which paraphernalia such as cowrie shells, bells, nails and feathers were attached. These applied pieces were thought to reinforce the power of the mask. Wobe masks have protruding globular eyes and enlarged lips. The horns found on Guere masks are usually absent from Wobe ones.