Photographs © Tim Hamill
BAULE, "KPLEKPLE" GOLI MASK 3, 42", Ivory Coast, $500, 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.
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