Beak mask "gägon" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3042840
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Mona Etienne, New York, USA, collected in situ (1960s/70s)Size
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Description
wood, slightly shiny black patina, eyes originally edged with aluminium, movable jaw fixed by plant fibre, remains of cloth on the backside, beard from black animal hair, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion
The object Beak mask “gägon” with the object ID 3042840 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 229 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Homberger, Lorenz, Masken der Wè und Dan, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1997, p. 78