Anthropomorphic face mask "kpan"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
sold
EUR 2,400
Provenance
Hermann Kühn, Munich, GermanyGerman Private Collection (1982)
Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 136
Size
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
wood, pigments, insect caused damage
The masks “kpan” (= “the senior woman”) appear as the last pair of masks towards the end of the “goli” festival. They embody the wife(wives) of “goli glin” (= “the senior man”).