A cynocephalic monkey presents an offering cup. These sculptures were erroneously named Gbékré (mouse) because "of Delafosse's misunderstanding of two cults" (Boyer, "Baulé" 5Continents). Often linked to Mbra cults of divination and possession, these monkey statues belong to the group of "force-beings" or amwin, intermediaries between God and men and given to Baoulé by their Creator, just like the sacred masks whose wide gaping jaws they share. It would also be a minor deity called barked . With a propitiatory aim, these sculptures were to constitute the habitat of the spirits to which offerings were presented and on which libations were practiced. Grainy sacrificial patina, drips, cracks and native restorations (staples).
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