Mask ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Ngere · ID: 3035710

Description

wood, polychrome paint, metal tags (partly missing), metal teeth, three-dimensional forms, pierced around the rim, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage backside, fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
the mask is supplemented by a huge feather headdress and a fiber beard; the dancers hands are hidden by a simple cotton garment and his knees are covered by a fibre skirt; iron bells are attached around the ankles.

Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 297