BAOULÉ GOLI KPLE KPLE MASK- Ivory Coast

This stunning light wooden mask comes from the Baoule tribe, settled in Ivory Coast. The Baoulé are known to perform a number of various dances for their village, well, one of those said performances is known as Goli. Goli is a day long festival usually performed during the funeral of high ranking and respected community members as a way to celebrate their earthly life. The Goli dance provides not only entertainment but also protection for the village in which it is performed.

Baoulé Goli performances consist of four blue and white, male and female dance mask pairs appearing in a pre-arranged order. This masks in particular, the Kple Kple, are the first ones to appear, representing youth and weakness.

Model is 107 x 69 - 7

Fang Reliquary Figure -Gabon

This guardian Byeri figure with its voluminous head and stocky appearance, is characteristic of the Southern Fang style, in particular, the Meke-Betsi of the North and the North -West Gabon. This beautiful piece, with its elegant lines and its intense stare, offers a round trip through the art world of the twentieth century, Made of 100% wood

Model is - 53 x 15 cm and weight 2 kg.

Southern Fang style, in Betsi of the North and the North – West Gabon. It is called “Eyema Byeri ” or Guardian Byer”. It has a voluminous head and a stocky appearance, in a sitting position, and holds with both hands the passage among the BetiModel is W 55 – H 13