Beak mask "ge gon" ("gägon") ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan / Yacouba · ID: 3045371

Description

wood / twopart (articulated lower jaw), hide, fur, metal, rest.

It is believed that the “gägon” masquerade was once responsible for singing songs and proverbs to teach the villagers about the importance of the hornbill which was believed to be the first being created by “zla”, the creator god of the Dan.

The object Beak mask “ge gon” (“gägon”) with the object ID 3045371 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 136 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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