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.

The object Mask “zakpai” with the object ID 3035750 was part of the auction 75th tribal art auction on November 30, 2013. The object with the lot number 79 achieved a sales price of EUR 450 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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