Anthropomorphic face mask "bagle" or "zakpai" ("fire guardian") · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3046590
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Provenance
Bruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, FranceSize
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, pigments, fibres, various drilled holes, 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 Anthropomorphic face mask “bagle” or “zakpai” (“fire guardian”) with the object ID 3046590 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 237.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, Die Kunst der Dan, Zürich 1976, p. 86