Mask ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Wé · ID: 3035161

Description

wood, dark brown patina, kaolin, remains of red and indigo blue pigment, castagnet-shaped eyes with see holes underneath, horn-like protuberances arranged vertical and horizontal, inserted nails with tiny remains of fur, the broad rim zone with small remains of real hair, slightly dam., missing parts (nose, mouth, backside at the rim), paint rubbed off;
female masks of the Wé are always singer masks. Male masks could be used as dance masks or could have some social function, which can only be determined at the place of its origin.

The object Mask with the object ID 3035161 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 170.

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Comparing literature

Homberger, Lorenz, Masken der Wè und Dan, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1997, p. 40 f.