Beak mask "ge gon" ("gägon") · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan - Yacouba / Guerzé (Kpelle) / Kono · ID: 3048387
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Neumeister, Munich, 16. November 2006, Lot 9Bettina Rübesam, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, two-pcs., animal hair (renewed), blackish mass, iron pin,
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 3048387 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 177 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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Expertise
Certificate of Authenticity, Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, 7.3.2007