Mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France (1978)Heinz Kolerski, Fellbach, Germany
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, vertical ridge on the forehead, narrow slit eyes, a big mouth with inserted metal teeth, beard of plant fibre cord, fixed by leather strap and mass, triangular compartments below the eyes whitened with a thick layer of kaolin, slightly dam. (nose, mouth, eyes), abrasion of paint, base;
presumably a “deangle” mask type, which belong to the circumcision camps (“mbon”) of young boys and girls. They act as mediators between the camp and the village. Influence of the Guere recognizable.