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ZAMLE HEAD CREST


Artist: Artist Unknown

Date: Early 20th century

Category: Sculpture

Medium: Polychrome wood mask

Item #: M.494.15.SC

In Collection: The Malt Collection


Guro
African, Ivory Coast

E. Leuzingen, African: Ivory Coast, about 1730 Baule moved into area of Bandama River, intermingling with Guro & Senuifo. The cultured Baule and talented Guro-world famous African Art with fine poetic element. Sculpture provides gods & ancestors w/ as fine and well-formed abode as possible. Guro style more indigenous and elegant than Baule. Characteristic chevron-shaped hairline. Zoomorphic elements (horns) identify mask as mythological being. Polychrome antelope horns in the dance of the Zamle secret society and serves as a war mask. M. Trowell: The Zamle society mask produces antelope dances to ensure increase of crops. P. Wingert: Primitive Art: To the W & S of the Baule region the Guro develop a comparable style w.an even greater emphasis on elegance of detail and subtle changes of direction, from concave to convex, of surface planes.






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Art – Associate of Arts (AA)
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Graphic Design – Dr. Marjan Mazza Bachelor of Applied Science in Bussiness and Management (GRPH-BAS)
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Photography – Associate in Sciences in Photographic Technology (PHOTO-CT)

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