Beak mask "ge gon" ("gägon") ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan-Yacouba/Kono · ID: 3044170

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.

Publications

AHDRC: 0067397 and 0067409 (comparable objects)