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The Gouros


The Guro occupy a territory located in central Cote d'Ivoire and are surrounded by Bete in the West, Gagou south, the east and Baule Malinke North. Originally recommended mandéfou and speaking the language, they penetrated for several centuries in the forest zone, where a number of important tribes migrated there in the eighteenth century to the east to the present city of Bouake .

Eventually they were repulsed by the Baule-up below the Bandama Blanc. Habitat villages Guru is in mid mid savanna forest, with a density very varied.

The Guro were partly expelled, partly assimilated small populations Gagou Wan and Mwana. But on the other hand, they themselves have suffered significant infiltration Bete, Malinke and Baule.

It seems certain that Guro sent to Baoulé the art of woodcarving and weaving technique that the Baule were then reinterpreted according to their own genius.
Known primarily as carvers of masks, statuettes and pulleys weavers, Guro are also remarkable singers. The masks companies have social functions as well as religious.

gouros masks are varied and these are the most Current:

* Zaouli Mask: mask dance where the dancer has to do the max prowess. There are many different masks Zaouli. He constantly being created because there is no limit . Each mask represents a symbolic history of its own.

* Flali Mask: used at dances and women on any occasion.

* Zamblé Mask: Mask duel, violent and very risky, so it is forbidden to women.

* Pawe Mask: mask dance rejoicing, very ugly, because for him it is not beauty that counts.

* Goli mask Wan / Guro: This mask dance is one of the oldest ethnic Guro. The arrival of the wearer of this mask has always held to the ceremonies and it does not come just for fun: sacrifice, birth of a baby or Goli Goli Bi Nan to give the blessing of the child's arrival, funeral Goli where descendants of the mask follows the body, ...

* Ban Mask: Mask sacred baboon. The carrier comes the village to play, scramble children ... It means thug, gangster without pejorative connotation.

* Kolo Mask: is the first mask worn by apprentice dancers (in the children)

find the masks that we offer Gouros Store.