Authentic Guere Mask, Ivory Coast, Comes with Custom Built Stand

Description

Beautiful and imposing authentic Guere mask from the Ivory Coast with good provenance. Brightly colored polychrome paint, material adornments, human and animal braided hair, nails at the top and bottom of the mask. The Guere, neighbors of the Dan people, make masks for similar purposes but usually of a form that is more ugly or scary than Dan masks. They are used for rituals, education and social control and to appear frightening to enemies.
Comes with custom built stand.
Dimensions: 11x5x21
Bought for ,100.