Gre Mask - Bete People - Ivory Coast SOLD

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Settled on the left shore of the Sassandra River in the southwest Ivory Coast on the Liberian border. live the Bete. Their use and style of masks are derived from those of their neighbors, the We' (Guere & Wobe). The Gre' mask, with its grimacing face, distorting features, facial protuberances and tubular eyes were intended to provoke terror, & to scare away the hostile forces of the forest.

10.75"H x 8"W x 6.5"D