Senufo Kpelie Type Wooden Mask Ivory Coast

$300 · Offered by Second Story Books

Ivory Coast. This carved wooden mask features the elongated oval face and balanced symmetry characteristic of Senufo Kpelie masks, with narrow slit eyes, a long triangular nose, and a gridded projecting mouth. A seated female figure surmounts the crest, symbolizing fertility, ancestral presence, and spiritual protection. Masks of this type were used during initiations, funerary rites, and ceremonial performances, embodying ideals of harmony, wisdom, and moral order.

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