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Yaure Guro African Mask Ears

Yaure Guro African Mask Ears

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Geography: Côte d'Ivoire

Culture: Yaure people

Material: Wood

Dimensions:  heigh: 54cm, width: 16cm

Classification: Wood-Sculpture

The Yaure people, 20,000 in total, settled in the territory between the Baule to the west, the
Guro to the east and Lake Kossou to the north. They are divided into three main groups living in approximately twenty villages by a council of elders, leads each village. Their language, culture, religion and art are influenced by their powerful neighbors, the Baule and the Guro. Nevertheless, they possess a strong sense of identity and have evolved a characteristic and refined art.
The Yaure adorn a variety of everyday objects with figurative representations, but it is their
masks that reveal their artistic abilities.

 

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