Mask "zakpai" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3033995

Description

wood, partly encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, typical big round eyes, drillings around the rim, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
masks like the present one are called runner masks, or “running juju”. The mask is completed by a head ornament with big leaves “bülä” and a rough costume with short fibre skirt. Their “weapon” is a short branch while their companion beats a slit gong. They only appeared in dry season and their sole task was to control the cooking fire places within the village.

The object Mask “zakpai” with the object ID 3033995 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 172.

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