Mask "zakpai" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3038901

Description

wood, rich shiny black patina, beard from plaited plant fibre strings, remains of human hair on both sides, drilled holes in the upper lip, where originally teeth from bone (?) were inserted (just one preserved), metal nail above the forehead, characteristic form with large round eyes and forehead ridge, slightly dam., the whole area around the rim strongly marked by insect caused damage, encrustations with blackish mass around the mouth