An early Guro mask of the Bouaflé region, collected by Amadou Bouaflé (Nima), Abidjan, Ivory Coast, with the typical diagonal sliteyes and high arched brows, an elaborated hairdress surmounted by a bird. Guro masks from this region/workshop belong to the most requested masks of the Guro with prices that are among the highest in the Ivory Coast.; fine brownish patina.

Lit.: Warren M. Robbins and Nancy Ingram Nooter, African Art in American Collections, 1989,

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Height: 61 cm
Weight: 1,3 kg