Legbi, Cote d’Ivoire
Twin birth ceremonial mask , 20th Century
h = 120 cm
Wood, Color pigments
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While many mask performances are related to burials, there are also very specific masks, janiform and polychrome, used among the Legbi for the birth of twins.

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