This beautiful Senufo blacksmith tribal mask was made using the traditional lost wax technique. It is used during the Kôriyë'ë masquerade and shows the beauty that the senufo call nayiliwe "youthful", fresh, vigorous and seductively attractive to the eye. This is opposed to the kunugba'a helmet of the senufo senior grade. This African mask has a calao bird on the top.
Origin: Ivory coast
Condition: Mask is in good condition. It has a few holes in the chin and some oxidation
Measurements: 12" height,7" wide,3" deep
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