Masque miniature "ma go" ("petite tête") ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3046592

Description

wood, encrustred patina, metal, base

The Dan have miniature versions of nearly every mask type. They represent the big, significant mask figures and were taken along to keep in touch with the helping spirit even when leaving home.

Littérature comparée

Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, Die Kunst der Dan, Zürich 1976, p. 139 f.