Face mask "zakpai" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3034352
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, small see holes, the raised rim spread with blackish mass, crowned by a pair of horns with the tips bent downwards, thus framing the face, metal tags, dam., missing parts (mouth, nose, back of the rim), traces of insect caused damage, rep. (left horn tip);
such masks were mostly painted in red or covered with red fabric, big leaves were worn on top of the head and to complete the costume a short plant fibre skirt. They only appear during dry season and their sole function is to keep control of the cooking fires in the village.
The object Face mask “zakpai” with the object ID 3034352 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 220 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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