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Mask „gu“
wood, black paint, kaolin
Together with the animal-faced „zamble“ and
his brother „zauli“, „gu“ forms a group of sacred
masks. „Gu“ is considered to be „zamble‘s“ wife and
is always depicted as a beautiful young woman.
H: 29 cm
Provenance
Ute & Ottfried Schröder, Hamburg / Karlsruhe,
Germany
Vgl. Lit.: Fischer, Eberhard & Lorenz Homberger, Die
Kunst der Guro, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1985, p. 221 ff.
€ 3.500 - 5.000
Lot 269