Name: Ivoirian wood mask, Yoari Moon
SKU: 193095

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Male Baule Fertility Mask Hand Crafted African Mask

Salihu Ibrahim

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Salihu Ibrahim faithfully replicates the fertility mask of the Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire. He carves the sese wood mask by hand with male features including a beard and inverted triangles on the cheeks. The mask is worn during special festivities for a good harvest.

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Guro Wisdom Fair Trade Ivoirian Wood Mask

Nana Adu Amankwapam I

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Stylized features reveal no expression, yet this colorful mask augers good news. By Nana Adu Amankwapam I, it represents the Guro people of Cote d'Ivoire. "The mask is used by the fetish priest when he has to announce to the people an inquiry he has made with the ancestors," he explains. "When the priest wears this mask, the people know the news will be favorable."

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Baule She Monkey Ivory Coast Baule Tribe Mbra Monkey African Mask

Salihu Ibrahim

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A powerful bush spirit, a female mbra crowns this African mask. These monkey images are both frightening and powerful. Carving native sese wood, Salihu Ibrahim crafts a mask from the Baule people of Ivory Coast.

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Dan Comic Fair Trade Ivory Coast Wood Mask

Rita Addo Zakour

(273)

Bright colors distinguish this jovial personage, immortalized as a mask. Designed by Rita Addo Zakour, the piece is carved by hand from native sese wood and richly embellished with embossed aluminum. Its style comes from the Dan people of Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia, and it is used for entertainment and making people laugh.

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Firespitter African Senufo Style Hand Carved Wood Mask

Salihu Ibrahim

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The Kponyugo mask, sometimes known as the "firespitter" mask, is an important ceremonial mask for the Senufo people of Mali, the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. Its fierce appearance is intended to elicit uncertainty and apprehension, and it is commonly used during funeral rituals to scare away malevolent spirits. Salihu Ibrahim replicates the mask with extraordinary attention to detail. Featuring horns, pointy tusks, sharp-looking teeth, and a raffia mane, the visage is fearsome.

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Night Hunter Spirit Liberian Wood Mask

Salihu Ibrahim

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Carved by hand of sese wood, this mask honors the beliefs and customs of the Dan community, who live in Liberia and the Ivory Coast. Salihu Ibrahim decorates the expressive mask with jute braids and beard. Believed to depict the spirit of darkness, the mask is credited with bringing success in hunting and in business.

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Guro Elephant I Original West African Decorative Wooden Elephant Mask

Salihu Ibrahim

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The Guro peoples of Cote d'Ivoire revere 5 animals above all others, and one of them is the mighty elephant. The Guro believe that animals represent links between the human world and the spirit world. Salihu Ibrahim of Ghana faithfully represents a Guro-style elephant mask, carved of sese wood with fierce tusks and a long curving trunk.

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Kulango God of the Earth Handcrafted Wood Wall Mask

Salihu Ibrahim

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Bold color heightens the drama of this enigmatic mask with its crown of circular horns. Meticulously carved by Salihu Ibrahim, it represents the earth god, Tano, who is honored with an annual festival by the Kulango people of Côte d'Ivoire.

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Yoari Moon Handcrafted Ivory Coast Wood Mask

Salihu Ibrahim

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Crowned by a crescent moon, this cheerful mask comes from Côte d'Ivoire. Salihu Ibrahim carves the piece by hand of native African sese wood, eliciting rich textures from its grain and adding applications of white clay for contrast. "Such masks are used by the Yoari people when celebrating the appearance of the full moon," he explains.

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Brave and Strong Handmade Ivory Coast Wood Mask

Salihu Ibrahim

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This face of solemn expression bears on its head the image of an elephant. For the Guro people of Cote d'Ivoire, this mask signifies strength and bravery. Guro masks are emblems of the spirits living in the underworld, which they worship and celebrate during special rituals and festivities. Salihu Ibrahim uses manual tools to carve this sese wood mask with the detailed care that characterizes Guro artistry.

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Featured Reviews

Senufo Kponyugo Mask, 'Firespitter'

jim pawlak

Dec 20, 2016

African Mask review

It is beautiful piece of art work. It will fit right in with my collection of African art. Is there a way I can contact the artist? I'd like to send him pictures of my collection. It might give him some ideas for future carvings.

Liberian wood mask, 'Night Hunter Spirit'

Joseph

May 11, 2021

Its next to me in my home office

This to me is my most cherished piece, I got it yesterday and I immediately put it up on the wall where I can see it. I work on the computer alot of the day so I look at it often. I love it and a huge credit to the talented artist who made it!

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