Mask "bagle" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3038154
Description
wood, partly encrusted blackish brown patina, round eyes with raised rim, prominent lips with circular drillings, crowned by a diadem-like headband consisting of small pegs, pierced around the rim, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of abrasion;
this mask type is very common among the western Dan. The wig often consists of cotton fibers or frazzles of cloth, the costume is a tippet or a large skirt made of plant fibers. The mask appears for entertainment, the dancer beats the musicians with a stick and throws objects he finds on his way.
The object Mask “bagle” with the object ID 3038154 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 185.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, Die Kunst der Dan, Zürich 1976, p. 94