NAFANA BEDU MASKS, Ivory Coast

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Nafana 11
86" $900
 

 

Nafana 13
80" $800

  

Nafana 17
46", $350

 

Nafana 20
78", $700

 

Nafana 22
74", $700

 

Nafana 23
78", $600

 

 

The masks below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

 

Nafana 1
SOLD

 

Nafana 2
SOLD

 

Nafana 3
SOLD

 

Nafana 4
SOLD

 

Nafana 5
SOLD

 

Nafana 8
SOLD

 

Nafana 10
SOLD

  

Nafana 12
SOLD

 

Nafana 14
SOLD

  

Nafana 15
SOLD

 

Nafana 16
SOLD

Nafana 18
SOLD

Nafana 19
SOLD

Nafana 21
SOLD

 

Nafana 24
SOLD

 

Nafana 25
SOLD

 

Nafana 26
SOLD

 

 

 

Photographs © Tim Hamill

These huge polychrome plank masks known as Bedu are danced in ceremonies designed to rid the village of harmful spirits. All have a shallow box-like extension on the back that functions to support the mask on the dancer's head. They are not as heavy as their size would indicate and can therefore be hung on a wall.

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