Baoulé kple kple mask of the goli.This African baoulé mask belongs to the goli group which intervenes during funerals or when serious danger threatens.The kple-kple type mask like this one, worn by a young person, announces the exit of the powerful golin glin.The circular face is always surmounted by horns, such as those of the ram.These horns connect it to nyamye, creator god.The sobriety of the features with the toothed mouth and the white circular crenellation further supports the expression of the face.This find stylistic is perhaps due to the knowledge and influence of some flat masks from the Volta region of Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast.
Baoulé kple kple mask of the goli.This African baoulé mask belongs to the goli group which intervenes during funerals or when serious danger threatens.The kple-kple type mask like this one, worn by a young person, announces the exit of the powerful golin glin.The circular face is always surmounted by horns, such as those of the ram.These horns connect it to nyamye, creator god.The sobriety of the features with the toothed mouth and the white circular crenellation further supports the expression of the face.This find stylistic is perhaps due to the knowledge and influence of some flat masks from the Volta region of Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast.