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Mask "bagle", Côte d'Ivoire, Dan, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3043489
Mask "bagle", Côte d'Ivoire, Dan, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3043489 - 2/5 Mask "bagle", Côte d'Ivoire, Dan, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3043489 - 3/5 Mask "bagle", Côte d'Ivoire, Dan, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3043489 - 4/5 Mask "bagle", Côte d'Ivoire, Dan, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3043489 - 5/5
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Lot 201
88th Tribal Art Auction

Mask "bagle" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3043489

not available anymore
Provenance
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
Size
H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch

Description

wood, partly encrusted blackish brown patina, pierced around the rim, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of abrasion, base.
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 3043489 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 201.

You can find more Masks and other popular object types on our related topic pages. You may also be interested in our page on African art.

Comparing literature

Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, Die Kunst der Dan, Zürich 1976, p. 94

Publications

AHDRC: 0123890

Africa
Masks

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