Guro: Masks, Performances and Master Carvers in Ivory Coast

Zurich and Munich: Museum Rietberg; Prestel, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 518pp. Quarto [31 cm] Burgundy paper over boards. 581 illustrations (383 in color), 2 maps. In the dust jacket, with mild rubbing, and several very minor gouges to the rear panel. May require extra postage due to weight. Shipping outside of the United States strongly discouraged. Fieldwork in association with Hans and Ulricke Himmelheber, Barbara Fischer, and Lorenz Homberger. With over 500 photographs of masterpieces as well as of mask performances and artists in their workshops.

The Guro people have a long-standing rich tradition of mask-making and mask performances that is of great importance to their culture. This book furnishes a taxonomy of mask types - sacred, semi-sacred, and entertainment - and presents detailed profiles of the historically important Guro mask carvers.