Mask with hinged jaw · Côte d'Ivoire, Wé - Dan - Kran Complex · ID: 3042869
not available anymore
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 June 2015, lot 296Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, encrusted in some areas, cord, characteristic expressive forms with bulky nose, broad snout and round bulging forehead, slightly dam., minor missing parts, crack (backside on the upper rim), abrasion of paint, drilled hole on top of the head, metal base.
Possibly belonging to the “gle va” category, which only settled large matters, such as stopping wars between villages.
Comparing literature
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 112