Fetish mask · Côte d'Ivoire / Liberia, Dan · ID: 3049706
not available anymore
Provenance
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Description
wood, metal, animal teeth/bone, base
This mask is covered with an extremely thick layer of encrusted
sacrificial patina. Very unusual are the eyes which are made of metal
half-shells, that are loosely superimposed on the small round eye openings.
The mask seems to combine features of different mask types. The carved wreath of small horns across the forehead refers to “bagle” entertainment masks.
Publications
AHDRC: 0203071