Mask "kagle"
Côte d'Ivoire, Kran
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Provenance
Berndt Helleberg, Stockholm, SwedenTaille
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, prominent projecting lower jaw, pierced around the rim, rep. (breakages at the projections), slight traces of abrasion, base;
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 (holes for attachment still visible). Its function is to enrage the audience, which is why the dancer annoys the people with wooden sticks.