Face mask with hinged jaw · Côte d'Ivoire, Wé - Dan - Kran Complex · ID: 3038817
Description
wood, dark brown patina, encrusted in some areas, cord material, movable lower jaw attached by cord, characteristic expressive forms with projecting forehead and bulky nose, slightly dam., minor missing parts, crack (backside on the upper rim), abrasion of paint, drilled hole on top of the head, metal base;
possibly belonging to the “gle va” category, which only settled large matters, such as stopping wars between villages.
The object Face mask with hinged jaw with the object ID 3038817 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 296.
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Comparing literature
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 112