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.
The object Actor mask “bagle”, end of the 19th century with the object ID 3046202 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 131 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,000.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, The Arts of the Dan in West Africa, Zurich 1984, p. 57, ill. 64