African Art at the
Ralph Proctor Gallery"Affordable Aesthetics"
Ritual Mask
- country: Ivory Coast
- people: Guro
- medium: wood, paint
- size: 18.5" x 9" x 5"
- price: $275. SOLD
Masks like this are used in a variety of ceremonies, ranging from initiations to public festivals. Polychromed masks are quite common, and seem now to be preferred by Africans over the older styles, which were primarily brown or black with a few color accents applied.Compare this mask to a more expensive one from the last exhibit.