Mask "kagle" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Kran · ID: 3034350

Description

wood, shiny black patina, flap-like projecting cheeks, triangular pierced eyes, drilled holes around the rim, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
important requisites of the mask figure were bundles of hooked branches, used to annoy the audience. According to the hooked branch “ka” the mask is called “kagle”.

The object Mask “kagle” with the object ID 3034350 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 221.

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