A masked dancer, more than one origin storySourced
Zaouli’s masks have varied accounts behind them
Zaouli belongs to Côte d’Ivoire’s Guro communities and features a single masked, costumed dancer with musicians. Accounts of the characteristic mask’s origins vary, and individual masks can have symbolic histories. A familiar dance name does not imply one uniform story for every mask.
The mask can carry its own history within the tradition.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-05