"Bedu Mask"

 Don't wait. There's only 1 of these available. Medium: Hand Carved Wood Dimensions:Height: 6.3 feet/75 inches, 191 centimetersLength: 1.5 feet/18 inches, 46 centimeters Region: Ivory Coast, West Africa Tribe: Nafana TribeApproximate Age: 59 years (1963)Item Number: M006 Collection: Tribal MasksTear Sheet: Available Upon RequestProvenance Report: "Bedu Mask"Condition: Excellent; Not previously owned; UndamagedSourcing: Fair Trade Certificate of Authenticity Provided Vividly painted in traditional colors, this mask exemplifies the vitality and grandeur of Nafana artistry. The Nafana are a Senufo-related group who, according to the oral traditions, migrated east sometime in the 17th century in search of fabled gold deposits, eventually settling in a region that now borders the Ivory Coast and Ghana. Their strategic location along the trade routes extending between the Asante kingdom in the southern forest zone and the Saharan cultures of the northern desert led to an uninterrupted a