Mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Ngere · ID: 3042261
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Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, remains of polychrome paint, open mouth lined with red fabric and provided with metal teeth, moustache from fur, small metal bells and tags, min. dam., small missing parts, 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
Publications
Albert-König-Museum (Hg.), Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki, Unterlüß 2001, p. 25, ill. 31; Bomann-Museum (Hg.), Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki, Celle 2012, p. 28AHDRC: 0142254