Zaouli Gouro Dance Mask Republic Of Ivory Coast

Very beautiful Gouro "Zaouli" mask in carved wood with a painted face topped with a structure presenting a family scene: a couple, a newborn and a dog, the whole is painted with bright colors. The characters are dressed in traditional clothes, the female character exhibits a bare and prominent chest. The mask has a masterfully sculpted headdress, scarifications on the cheeks and dotted lines on the temples and between the eyebrows. These very colorful masks that are also called "Ripolin mask" The style and beauty of this mask allow it to be compared to the work of the Master of the Niono (catalogue "the Masters of sculpture of Côte d'Ivoire. Exhibition in 2015 at the Musée du Quai Branly - Paris). Dimensions: 52.5 x 19 cm and 62 cm high with its base. Provenance: Former Pierre Dufourcq Bidau collection, constituted between 1979 and 1987, after succession. Pierre Dufourcq Bidau, originally from Béarn, banker by profession, gathered his collection with the help of his friend Giovanni Franco Scanzi, author of the reference work, devoted to the slingshot "Potomo Waka," An article in the newspaper, Sud Ouest, of November 8, 1988, speaks of the collection of Mr. Dufourcq Bidau, as the second largest collection of slingshots in the world after that of Scanzi. Sold with certificate of authenticity from the expert Serge Reynes. * Shipping costs on estimate by DHL carrier