Title: Grebo Mask Date/Period: 19th Century Origin: Liberia, AfricaDimension: 9in X 7in X 13inMaterials: Wood, Raffia/ LiberiaAdditional Information: The Grebo Mask was created in the style of the Grebo of Ivory Coast / Liberia. Grebo” means “leaping monkey people,” a reference to their flight from a former homeland near the Sahara. The Grebo, are a little-known ethnic group inhabiting the coastal region of eastern Liberia, Unlike the other people living in Liberia, the Grebo are not structured by the Poro society. They are ruled by a chief known as Bodio who lives in near-total isolation and also assumes the function of grand priest. The Grebo crave several types of masks. This type is a male warrior mask, more abstract and flat, formed by a board with an elongated nose and one or more pairs of tubular eyes. The masks appeared during rituals reserved for initiates and at the time of festive occasions when the whole population was able to see them. The war masks designed primarily to terrify appeared during battles, in the dances beforehand, and at the funerals of warriors.
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