Actor mask "bagle", end of the 19th century

Côte d'Ivoire, Dan

sold EUR 4,000

Provenance

Arthur H. Barth, USA
Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium (2013)

Size

H: 24 cm

H: 9.4 inch

Description

wood, metal, base

Prevalent amongst the Western Dan, the “bagle” mask is worn to entertain through a range of aesthetically pleasing dances, skits and mimes.

Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, The Arts of the Dan in West Africa, Zurich 1984, p. 57, ill. 64

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