Six miniature masks "ma go" · Liberia, Bassa · ID: 3032169
sold
EUR 550
Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, GermanySize
H: 6 cm - 12,5 cm
H: 2.4 inch - 4.9 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, three masks of the Bassa/Liberia, three from the Dan/Ivory Coast, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
these miniature masks are called “ma go “, which means “small head”. On travels they act as a substitute for the big masks in representing the helping spirit.