text: [{"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "Zie\u0301 Soro is a Koule\u0301 from Djemntene. He learned carving from his father when he was between 10 and 12 years old. As a Koule\u0301 he does not even carve masks or statues, he is also known to\ncarve furniture. Today he has 6 children and, from generation to generation, they learn carving from Zie\u0301. In the age of 72 he retired."}, {"text_idx": "#000005", "text": "In an interview he said he made that the shown Kpelie\u0301 mask for the Poro around 1990. The two smaller Kpelie\u0301 faces at the side of this mask are a sign of the Koule\u0301 of his\ngeneration and region. It is said, that these faces let le spirit see in every direction, but there is no confirmation about this explanation."}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "His mask is a good example of a recent Kpelie\u0301, which features and decorations have not changed and still are in todays ritual usage. A mask that was made for Poro can only been seen by\nmembers of the Poro. These masks represent a fierce power of the spirits."}]