Face Mask
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Face Mask (early 1900s). Gift of Katherine C. White Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.296

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Central Côte d'Ivoire is characterized by cultural assimilation and adoption. Connections can be seen in masquerades and in composite mask forms. Here, masks often blend human and animal features, and the depiction of elephant traits is a recurring theme. Yaure peoples associated elephant masks with a cult called Dye, and they appear when important sacrifices have to be made.

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A dark brown wooden mask depicts a stylized human face with prominent horns and large, pointed ears.

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