Zemanek-Münster

Beak mask "gägon"

Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
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


Comparing literature

Homberger, Lorenz, Masken der Wè und Dan, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1997, p. 78

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