Actor mask "bagle", end of the 19th century · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3046202
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Arthur H. Barth, USADidier 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.
Comparing literature
Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, The Arts of the Dan in West Africa, Zurich 1984, p. 57, ill. 64