Mask "deangle" · Ivory Coast, Dan · ID: 3032324

Name: Mask "deangle"
SKU: 3032324
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Werner Krauß, Vienna, Austria

Size

H: 23,5 cm

H: 9.3 inch

Description

wood, slightly encrusted dark brown patina, of oval form, a convex facial plane, forehead and nose accentuated by a vertical ridge, pierced around the rim, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage, fissures;
“deangle” literally means a “joking and smiling” mask character. The name implies that a friendly and beautiful appearance is described, determined to entertain the people. The “dean” mask characters belong to the circumcision camps (“mbon”) of young boys and girls, which are always situated in the holy forest nearby the village.

The object Mask “deangle” with the object ID 3032324 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 139.

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