Mask "kagle" ·  Ivory Coast, Dan/Kran · ID: 3034291

Description

wood, brown patina, red fabric, nails, triangular cheek projections, a broad open snout with pierced lips, drilled holes around the rim, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, socle;
used to annoy the audience. According to the hooked branch “ka” the mask is called “kagle”. The mask figures used to wear a wig of shreds or cotton threads and a puffed raffia fiber skirt. Its function is to enrage the audience, which is why the dancer annoys the people with wooden sticks.