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Lot 906
A Senufo "Wanyugo" fire spitter mask, Ivory Coast, with animal surmount to the head between carved horns and stylised face, height 53cm, width 18.5cm, depth 16cm. Zoomorphic masks of this type were worn by the Senufo society members worn and funerals of important members. The teeth and mouth were designed like a crocodile, with horns like an antelope and warthog style tusks. These masks were designed to protect the community against evil.
Lot 822
A Baule "Kapan" mask, Ivory Coast, with elaborate spiked decoration to the coiffeur and traces of polychrome decoration with holes to the back rim, height 33.5cm, width 13.25cm, depth 8.5cm. The Baule are one of the Akan people and this type of mask was used during a special dance of rejoicing called Goli.
Lot 826
A Baule double crocodile/buffalo mask, Ivory Coast, showing traces of polychrome decoration throughout, height 71cm, width 24cm, depth 18.5cm. These Endoma masks were used during the elaborate ceremonial dance called Mblo which is usually performed on stilts. These masks represent the Baule people's idolised vision of beauty.
Lot 824
A Baule "Bo Nun Amuin" buffalo/crocodile mask, Ivory Coast, the figural surmount between the horns above raised eyes, open mouth and lower section with stud and webbing applied, height 73cm, width 32cm, depth 20cm. The Bo Nun Amuin are the sacred and fearsome bush cow or antelope men's masks, kept away from the women and children, these masks represent the potential power of Baule spirits.
Lot 905
A Senufo (Poro) cult figure, Ivory Coast, height 44.75cm, width 12.5cm, depth 15cm. This figure represents the spirit known as Sambo. Its function is to assist the souls of the recently dead to reconcile themselves to their new condition, break their ties with the world of the living and make their way into the after world. The body is strangely curved, almost like a rearing cobra with S-shaped spine, being an extremely stylised version of the shape the Senufo often give to female fertility figures with swollen bellies indication pregnancy. This figure retains traces of kaolin.
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