Zemanek-Münster

Anthropomorphic face mask

Côte d'Ivoire, Wè / Dan
sold EUR 2,000
Provenance
Old British Collection (coll. in the 1960s/ 70s)
Size
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch

Description

wood, real hair, hide, cowry shells, glass,
Probably this mask belongs to the category of entertainment masks and probably to the type of singer masks “nineagla”.


Comparing literature

Lorenz Homberger (Hrsg.), Masken der Wè und Dan, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1997, p. 52 ff.

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