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THBAfrican Ivory Coast Seli Guro Carved Wood Tribal Mask
About Seller
522 South Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
United States
Sarasota Estate Auction specializes in a wide variety of furniture, antiques, fine art, lighting, sculptures, and collectibles. Andrew Ford, owner and operator of the company, has a passion for finding the best pieces of art and antiques and sharing those finds with the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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About Auction
LiveJan 19, 2025
Over 800 lots will be offered in day 2 of our 2 day weekend. There are multiple lots of important fine art from landscapes and etchings to old masters and portraits. We have a collection of sterling silver, African artifacts, oriental rugs, Asian antiquities, a collection from the Ex Managing Director of the NYC Waldorf Astoria, and more! Sarasota Estate Auction sarasotaestateauction@gmail.com
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- Lot Description
African Ivory Coast Seli Guro Carved Wood Tribal Mask.
Size: 8 1/2 x 18 in.
#4694 .
The Seli Guro are a tribe of people from the Gur (or Guro or Gouro) ethnic group in the Ivory Coast of Africa. The Guro migrated from the northern region to the central savannahs over several centuries, due to the collapse of the Mali Empire and the Mande invasion in the 18th Century. Although they share lineage with the Senufo-speaking Gur tribe, the Seli speak a language that is part of the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo family of African languages, reflecting the enormous and complicated web of tribal conquests and migrations of the continent over many thousands of years. Their art shares many similarities with the dominant tribes of the region, the Baule and Yaoure, with ceremonial masks bearing horns and supposedly providing magical powers to the wearer. However, their dances and masks are not kept as secretive as the other tribes, and often engage the whole village as a communal activity rather than a private (mostly fraternal) ritual. The almond-shaped eyes, high rounded foreheads, finely sculpted noses, and usually tight, small, rectangular mouths are the defining characteristics, as the rest of their components, like animal horns or fangs, are a commonality among many tribes of the region.
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8 1/2 x 18 in.
