Anthropo-/zoomorphic mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3043579
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Size
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, brown and black patina, inserted aglets, slightly dam., various holes (from nails), traces of insect caused damage, rep. (breakage backside at the rim), various missing parts, base.
Presumably an entertainment mask belonging to the large category of “kagle”, hooked-stick masquerades.
The object Anthropo-/zoomorphic mask with the object ID 3043579 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 205.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0150428