Mask "kagle" · Côte d'Ivoire, Kran · ID: 3034350
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Provenance
Engels, Liberia/AustraliaUdo 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”.