Mask with hinged jaw "kagle" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Kran · ID: 3032938

Description

wood, partly shiny dark brown patina, drilled holes underneath the nose and in the upper lip, pierced around the rim, min. dam., minor missing parts, traces of insect caused damage 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 mask figures used to wear a wig of shreds or cotton threads and a puffed raffia fiber skirt. Its function is to enrage the audience, which is why the dancer annoys the people with wooden sticks.