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.
Comparing literature
Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, The Arts of the Dan in West Africa, Zurich 1984, p. 57