Beautiful face mask "deangle" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3045628
sold
EUR 3,000
Provenance
Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, SwitzerlandAlfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Description
wood, original metal framing of the eyes and inserted teeth are missing
The “deangle” mask characters belong to the circumcision camps (“mbon”) and they are responsible for food and protection of the initiates.
Comparing literature
Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, Die Kunst der Dan, Zürich 1976, p. 41