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Ivory Coast Headdress
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Ivory Coast Headdress Ivory Coast Africa Wood, beads, shells, mirror, gourd, clay, cane 45 x 36 cm A beautifully carved and pigmented wooden head with a double string necklace of yellow and green beads surmounts a base consisting of a gourd decorated with a central mirror surrounded by several strings of red and green beads and shell motifs. These were worn on the head with the body hidden under a piece of material or under a garment made of straw. The mask wearer must not be identified because only the spirit of the mask is paramount. Headdresses and masks were worn for a variety of festivities. This head dress was collected in the Ivory Coast between 1994 and 1998 by Philippe Marie-Saint. Price AUD$385 |
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