Beak mask "gägon" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan/Diomande · ID: 3035910

Description

wood, matt blackish patina, eye zone and beak spread with a thick layer of mass, the movable jaw fixed with plant fibre, the lower jaw coated with animal skin, the upper jaw covered with black (apes)-hair, grooved tattoos on both sides of the face, slightly dam., missing parts backside at the rim, crack (forehead);
according to Hans Himmelheber this mask type appeared on sunday mornings for entertainment of the village people, sometimes accompanied by small orchestras, moving and dancing in the midst of the people. In former times the mask type surely had educational purposes with his songs and sayings but nowadays it is used for entertainment only.

L’objet Beak mask “gägon” avec l’ID d’objet 3035910 a fait partie de l’enchère 75th tribal art auction en 30 novembre 2013 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 282.

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