Mask "deangle" or "tankagle" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3043665
sold
EUR 3,800
Provenance
Hans Himmelheber, Heidelberg, Germany (1958)Hans Brockstedt, Hamburg, Germany
Size
H: 30,5 cm
H: 12.0 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of paint, nassa snails, metal teeth, min. dam., small holes (fabric), paint rubbed off.
When masks once have left their place of origin, their original function can not clearly be determined. Present mask can be attributed as “deangle” or “tankagle” mask type. “Deangle” masks belong to the circumcision camps (“mbon”) of young boys and girls. “Tankagle” means pantomimic dancing mask figure and exclusively performs for entertainment.
Comparing literature
Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, Die Kunst der Dan, Zürich 1976, p. 53, ill. 19
Publications
AHDRC: 0150426