Chimpanzee mask "kagle" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3032826

Description

wood, slightly encrusted dark brown patina, the face enclosed by a roof-like protruding forehead and tapering cheeks, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage (back), minor missing parts;
important requisites of the mask figure were bundles of hooked branches, used to annoy the audience. According to the hooked branch “ka” the mask is called “kagle”. All “kagle” mask figures have proper names, some are called “klua”, according to the chimpanzee, others bare the name of some animal or a certain activity.