Senufo Kpelie Mask - 206.1 Vegetable Garden Each begins as a woven

Each begins as a woven square and is worked into an almost perfect circle — a form still used to winnow grain today

These decorative shields are one-of-a-kind

or gathered with others

They look best styled in pairs

with the beads intricately placed onto Ashoke cloth in animal and geometric patterns

Senufo Kpelie Mask - 206.1 Vegetable Garden Each begins as a wovenA hand carved Senufo Kpeli mask from the Ivory Coast, West Africa. Kpeli masks are among the best known Senufo carvings fine featured faces worn in ceremonial dance, particularly within the Poro society, at funerals and other community rites to honour ancestors and mark important events. This piece carries a finely carved face crowned with an antelope sculpture, a rich dark patina with subtle natural highlights, and is mounted on a sturdy metal