KPEL’YE MASK? - Northern Ivory Coast, Southern Mali, Burkina
KPEL’YE MASK? - Northern Ivory Coast, Southern Mali, Burkina Faso - Senufo First half of the 20th century. Wood with a dark patina, kaolin. Dimensions: 40 x 22 cm. A kpelye (?) mask whose face is bisected lengthwise by the neck and head of a bird (a hornbill?). On either side of the bird, the eyes are thin horizontal slits highlighted by the light-colored wood. The remaining elements surrounding the face are reminiscent of the kpelye mask. Expert: Coryse Mwape Internal ref.: 648
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KPEL’YE MASK? - Northern Ivory Coast, Southern Mali, Burkina Faso - Senufo First half of the 20th century. Wood with a dark patina, kaolin. Dimensions: 40 x 22 cm. A kpelye (?) mask whose face is bisected lengthwise by the neck and head of a bird (a hornbill?). On either side of the bird, the eyes are thin horizontal slits highlighted by the light-colored wood. The remaining elements surrounding the face are reminiscent of the kpelye mask. Expert: Coryse Mwape Internal ref.: 648
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