Mask of a chimpanzee ·  Liberia, Kran · ID: 3034908

Description

wood, black patina, red and yellow ochre, white pigment, of narrow form, enclosed by projecting cheeks and forehead, a broad hole for looking through, linear tattoos on both sides, slightly dam., cracks, rep. at the rim backside (on top left hand side), metal socle;
reminding of the “kagle” mask type of the Dan, which the Kran call “gbaba kila” (=“crotch figure”). The dancers are always “armed” with “ka”, a hook-shaped branch, which they use to annoy and enrage the audience.

The object Mask of a chimpanzee with the object ID 3034908 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 110 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.

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