Kpelye hornbill

Mask Id:
208
Name:   
Kpelye hornbill
Country: 
Ivory Coast
Location:
North Ivory Coast
Region:   
Group:
Mask Makers:
The Senufo population
Material Used:
Wood,Paint
Length:  
49.5 cm
Breadth:
19.5 cm
 
Region  Group  
Description:

Mask of the Poro initiatory Society topped by hornbill beak and horns of ram. It symbolises the people of Senufo and the union of the Soul and body within a human.

 

Kpelye hornbill