Zemanek-Münster

Mask "kagle"

Ivory Coast, Dan/Kran
sold EUR 800
Provenance
Lussier, Montreal, Canada
Marc Assayag, Montreal, Canada
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch

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.


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