Small mask ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Diomande · ID: 3033343

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, beautiful modelled face (tear sacs) with regular facial features, projecting ears with drilled holes at the rim, slightly dam., paint rubbed off;
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 which frame the whole face.

Comparing literature

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