Baoule. Ivory Coast. Wood. 41 cm. These highly stylized masks represent the youngest initiates group and start the 'goli' ceremonies, usually performed during the funeral of respected community members. The 'goli' dance provides entertainment but also protection for the village in which it is performed. (VJ) Provenance: Emerson & Dina Woelffer, Los Angeles, 1960; Joan Barist, New York. Published: 'The Artist as Collector: Selections from four California Collections of the Arts of Africa and Oceania', Byrnes 1975, p. 50, nr. 27.
Baoule. Ivory Coast. Wood. 41 cm. These highly stylized masks represent the youngest initiates group and start the 'goli' ceremonies, usually performed during the funeral of respected community members. The 'goli' dance provides entertainment but also protection for the village in which it is performed. (VJ) Provenance: Emerson & Dina Woelffer, Los Angeles, 1960; Joan Barist, New York. Published: 'The Artist as Collector: Selections from four California Collections of the Arts of Africa and Oceania', Byrnes 1975, p. 50, nr. 27.
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