Anthropomorphic face mask "bagle" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3047293
sold
EUR 1,900
Provenance
René (1920-1981) and Mercedes Lavigne, Geneva, SwitzerlandChristie’s, South Kensington, 24 March 1988, Lot 100
Edmondo Trombetta, Monza, Italy
Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
Description
wood, strongly encrusted patina, iron pin, fiber residues, base (labeled “Z56”)
Prevalent amongst the Western Dan, the “bagle” mask is worn to entertain through a range of aesthetically pleasing dances, skits and mimes.
The object Anthropomorphic face mask “bagle” with the object ID 3047293 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 119 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,900.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, The Arts of the Dan in West Africa, Zurich 1984, p. 57