Mask - Baule - Côte d'Ivoire (No reserve price)

The masks representing wild animals such as the buffalo, the elephant, the lion, are the most common. However, it is rarer to see domestic animals set apart as ritual masks. Zoomorphic masks of animals such as the Ram, the Goat, the Horse, the Rooster, the Dog will nonetheless add additional symbolism to the masquerades, but also, in some cases, represent the animal that will be sacrificed. Example with the Ram masks: it symbolizes great sexual and reproductive power, but it is often also the victim of sacrifices.

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