Description : Guro, Ivory Coast, H: 14 1/2Wonderfully carved, the pair of boxers about to engage in fisticuffs atop the serene and well patinated feminine face.Comments: Surmounting this mask is a whimsical interpretation of community life: a pair of boxing figures are about to strike one another in absolute contrast to the quiet and lowered eyes of the female face below. This would suggest a competition for the young woman's affections and patterned mating rituals of the prime of life. A similar example, also depicting two boxers and described as a Seri Mask, can be found in Die Kunst der Guro, Elfenbeink
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About the lot N° 175A Title : Guro Facemask Size : H: 14 1/2 Provenance : - Zollman Collection, IND - Gelbard collection, NY Literature : Remnants of Ritual: Selections from the Gelbard collection of African Art (2003) Bourgeois & Rodolitz, Pg. 11, Fig. 26 The Cobbs, auctioneer, Peterborough, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Fine African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art Sale date : 02 Nov 2013It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale