This is a Guro mask from the Ivory Coast. It features a slim face painted red. There are two upturned eyes that are painted gold on the waterline. The mask has two small ears on the sides of the head. There is a long, thin nose, a wide philtrum, and small jutting lips. The chin of the mask features a scaled creature head that is painted gold. There are four wood protrusions on both sides of the face, and the mask also have two carving marks on the cheeks. On the forehead, in the center, there is a square cut in three parts right above the eyebrows. A gold line is painted where the hair starts. The hair detail on this mask features lines etched into rolling hill shaped hair. On top of the hair is a long, decorated handle. It contains a wider base, some vertical lines, then the handle is carved to the side. The mask has six drill holes along the rim. There are two points of wood cracking on the mask.
