Mask "zakpai" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Diomande · ID: 3036922

Description

wood, shiny dark brown patina, metal sheet, circular pierced eyes, grooved contours, pierced around the rim, min. dam., base;
the Diomande are a small ethnical group of the Dan cluster, belonging to the Konyanke, with their settling area in northwestern Côte d’ Ivoire and adjacent areas of Guinea. Masks of the Diomande have been erroneously attributed to the Dan. They are characterized by their elongated faces and linear skin scarification marks framing the whole face.

The object Mask “zakpai” with the object ID 3036922 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 210.

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Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, München 2009, p. 182