Mask "zakpai" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3035750

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, grooves running around the face, vertical forehead ridge, pierced round eyes with raised rim, dam. (nose tip), rep. (continuous crack on the left and the right face half), missing parts at the left rim;
masks like the present one are called runner masks, or “running juju”.They were worn by the fastest runner of the village whose task was to take care of the cooking fire places in times of dry season.