Ancestor Mask – Ivory Coast

March 30, 2020 Dinh Nguyen

Ancestor Mask

Region: Ivory Coast
Finely carved ancestor masks were popular in northern Côte d’Ivoire by the early twentieth century. In northern Côte d’Ivoire, families owned kulié masks and used them in public dances during agricultural celebrations and funerary ceremonies.Poro associations then also maintained similar face masks to honor deceased members in performances restricted to men.

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