Mask "kagle" · Ivory Coast, Dan/Kran · ID: 3034291
Marc Assayag, Montreal, Canada
Description
wood, brown patina, red fabric, nails, triangular cheek projections, a broad open snout with pierced lips, drilled holes around the rim, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, socle;
used to annoy the audience. According to the hooked branch “ka” the mask is called “kagle”. The mask figures used to wear a wig of shreds or cotton threads and a puffed raffia fiber skirt. Its function is to enrage the audience, which is why the dancer annoys the people with wooden sticks.
The object Mask “kagle” with the object ID 3034291 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 296 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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