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Source Description
This <em>kple kple</em> mask belongs to the first of four pairs of masks that entertain as part of a performance sequence in the <em>goli</em> dance. The male in each pair dances first. The masks are worn by young boys in a rapid stamping dance. The masqueraders alternate with each other and watch their partners perform. The head of the male kple kple is painted red, whereas the female, like this example, is colored black.
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Document identity
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148156
label
Mask (Kple Kple or Kouassi Gbe)
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148156
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object
title
Mask (Kple Kple or Kouassi Gbe)
description
This <em>kple kple</em> mask belongs to the first of four pairs of masks that entertain as part of a performance sequence in the <em>goli</em> dance. The male in each pair dances first. The masks are worn by young boys in a rapid stamping dance. The masqueraders alternate with each other and watch their partners perform. The head of the male kple kple is painted red, whereas the female, like this example, is colored black.
date
late 1800s-early 1900s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Mask
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 40.7 cm (16 in.)
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Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver
accession
1975.155
Source extras
tec
Wood, resin, and paint
tombstone
Mask (Kple Kple or Kouassi Gbe), late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver. Wood, resin, and paint; overall: 40.7 cm (16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1975.155
collection
African Art
formerAccessionNumbers
956.68
didYouKnow
The wearer of this mask would secure it on his face by biting onto a (now-missing) piece of rope attached to the back.
citations
citation
Fagg, William, and Cleveland Museum of Art. 1968. <em>African Tribal Images; the Katherine White Reswick Collection</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, no. 80.
citation
CMA 1976, "1975 Year in Review." Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art 63, no. 3, cat. 22.
citation
Petridis, Constantijn. <em>South of the Sahara: selected works of African art. </em>Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2003.
creditline
Gift of Katherine C. White
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2026-05-29 07:36:54.952000
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148156
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African Art
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African Art
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Wood, resin, and paint
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1
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0
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photo
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