Small mask ·  Ivory Coast, Dan · ID: 3034220

Description

bronze alloy, of oval form, the eye zone deepened, forehead and chin vaulted, presenting a teeth-baring mouth, min. dam., small missing parts, acrylic socle;
such small sized brass masks are representations of helping spirits, they belong to individual members of a secret society or provide protection for a whole village. They are probably never been worn, but kept as manifestation of supernatural helpful spirits.

Littérature comparée

Fischer, Eberhard, Himmelheber, Hans, Die Kunst der Dan, Zürich 1976, p. 177 f.