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Guro Mask, Cote d’Ivoire (#462)

$ 131.47

Availability: 100 in stock

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

Condition: Paint faded, mask dusted not cleaned, has nicks and scratches. The chin of the mask has been cracked and broken but repaired (see last photo of mask).

Modified Item: No

Country/Region of Manufacture: Cote d'Ivoire

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Item must be returned within: 14 Days

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Handmade: Yes

Provenance: Ownership History Available

Restocking Fee: No

Culture: African

Description
Size Guide

Description

Formerly Displayed: 5
th
Avenue Mask Museum, Hendersonville NC (# 462)
Measurements are approximate.
Mask height:
19 1/2 inches
Material: Wood, hand carved
Acquired year: 1996
Acquired from: Possibly from a dealer named Cali
Information, cultural significance, and the only claim with respect to authenticity about this mask are taken from notes and sketches by Ellen Hobbs
and the museum catalog
Behind the Mask
, copyright
2008 by Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art Auburn University (
www.jcsm.auburn.edu
); the pages shown here have been reproduced with the Museum’s permission.