Zoomorphic mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan or Maou (Mau) · ID: 3051373
sold
EUR 2,600
Provenance
Allan Stone, New York, USASize
M: 36 cm x 34 cm
M: 14.2 inch x 13.4 inch
Description
wood, base
Mask with a particularly beautiful, curved shape. Its surface is covered in a thickly encrusted sacrificial patina. A small cloth package filled with magical mass is attached to the back.
With the beak-like protruding mouth section, it can probably be categorised as a ‘ge gon’ (‘gägon’) mask. However, it is atypical that the mask is also fitted with horns.