This African mask of conjuration ensured respect for the social order and was reserved for a male association. He only manifested himself during the funerals of initiates. A composite assembly of different animal elements, a stylized figure of a chameleon additionally stands at the top. Abraded velvety surface. Discreet pink ocher highlights. Native restorations. The African art of the Baoulé, an Akan group established in the south-east of Côte d'Ivoire, includes a wide range of masks renowned for the sophistication of their decoration. On the one hand, these African masks transposing the main features of the face of a very beautiful young girl or a remarkable man, "mask-portraits", which were exhibited during particularly theatrical events where women played a major role, the other masks of conjuration and initiation, intervening during ceremonies which were forbidden to them. Sacred masks, they could put their life in danger, or at most their fertility. The animal mask of the Baule bonu amwin evokes a similar mask among the Senufo called waniugo.
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