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Very beautiful female mask kplekple bla car red color. The black kplekple yaswa is masculine. These masks have extreme stylization with a disc-shaped face and gazelle or buffalo horns. They belong to the goli rite borrowed by the Baoulé from their neighbors the Wans at the end of the 19th century. Goli masks come in times of danger, during epidemics or funerals. Their role is to establish a link with supernatural forces. They can have a positive impact on men's lives or negative ones if they are not soothed. These kplekple masks are worn by young men who perform a rhythmic dance and thus announce the arrival of their father named goli glin or their mother kpwan.

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• Country : FRANCE