Small mask

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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.

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Littérature comparée

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

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