{"id":4417,"date":"2016-08-29T20:33:14","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T20:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=4417"},"modified":"2016-08-29T23:39:30","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T23:39:30","slug":"crazy-west-african-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/crazy-west-african-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy West African mask"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#f7f9fc\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 5px !important;\" bgcolor=\"white\"><strong>Q:\u00a0<\/strong> This mask is 26cm high by 17cm wide and was bought in Bamako, Mali in 1986. Any info would be appreciated. Peter, 1013<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/aaaMystrySolvd-1013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4418\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/aaaMystrySolvd-1013-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"aaaMystrySolvd-1013\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/aaaMystrySolvd-1013-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/aaaMystrySolvd-1013-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/aaaMystrySolvd-1013-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/aaaMystrySolvd-1013-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0 Here is a mask that doesn&#8217;t resemble the styles of the country where it was purchased. It looks a little more like something from 600 miles to the Southwest. I&#8217;m thinking of the masks of the Bete, Guerre, and Wobe people in the Ivory Coast and Liberia. I hope someone will make a comment. This is a neat looking African mask, but is has very little value if it can&#8217;t be identified accurately.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 85px; left: 48px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 85px; left: 48px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 85px; left: 48px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q:\u00a0 This mask is 26cm high by 17cm wide and was bought in Bamako, Mali in 1986. Any info would be appreciated. Peter, 1013 A:\u00a0 Here is a mask that doesn&#8217;t resemble the styles of the country where it was purchased. It looks a little more like something from 600 miles to the Southwest. I&#8217;m thinking of the masks of the Bete, Guerre, and Wobe people in the Ivory Coast and Liberia. I hope someone will make a comment. This is a neat looking African mask, but is has very little value if it can&#8217;t be identified accurately. 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