BAULE GOLI MASK 1, Ivory Coast

Photographs © Tim Hamill

BAULE, "KPLEKPLE" GOLI MASK 1, 66", Ivory Coast $600 SOLD

In a special dance of rejoicing called Goli, symbolizing the social order, this mask, Kplekple, represents the junior male. It is among the most abstract of traditional African masks. This example is unusual in its departure from the traditionally round form.

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