We-Wobe Mask

Ivory Coast

Mid 20th c

14 inches high x 9 1/2 inches wide

Ex:  Ex: William Siegmann, Brooklyn, NY,   former curator of the Brooklyn Museum

$ 2,250

Inv. #A3753

We/Wobe or Guere Singer masks were used for entertainment in singing the praises of ancient tales and famous deeds of ancestors  The mask features an oval face surrounded by metal bells, bulging eyes, open mouth with metal teeth, a beard of hair, fiber bundles, plus cowrie shells, tacks and layers of encrusted pigment. 

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