Ivory coast. Guro people. 1980 AD. Red pigmentation. 653 gr. (22,86 oz) - 39x19x17 cm (15,2x7,4x6,6 inch). Guro, also spelled Gouro, also called Kweni, people of the C?′te da€?Ivoire (Ivory Coast), in the valley regions of the Bandama River; they speak a language of the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo family of African languages. The Guro came originally from the north and northwest, driven by Mande invasions in the second half of the 18th century.