Mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3035823
Heinz Kolerski, Fellbach, Germany
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.
The object Mask with the object ID 3035823 was part of the auction 75th tribal art auction on November 30, 2013. The object with the lot number 77 achieved a sales price of EUR 700 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Segy, Ladislas, Masks of Black Africa, New York 1976, p. 92