Beak mask "ge gon" ("gägon") · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan-Yacouba/Kono · ID: 3044170
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Provenance
Gallery Lucas Ratton, Paris, FranceSize
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, metal tags, base
This example, with its bird-like beak is known as “ge gon” (or “gägon”). Originally educational, historical, and regulatory, it was described as a mask of wisdom. It has progressively become mostly an entertaining mask, that appeals through its bird-like movements in performance.
The object Beak mask “ge gon” (“gägon”) with the object ID 3044170 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 209.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0067397 and 0067409 (comparable objects)