Zemanek-Münster

Mask "kagle"

Côte d'Ivoire, Kran
not available anymore
Provenance
Engels, Liberia/Australia
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch

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”.


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