Mask "zakpai" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Diomande · ID: 3038187

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of pigments, regular facial features, eyes accentuated by black pigment, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage, cracks, slight traces of abrasion, 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 3038187 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 187.

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Comparing literature

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