Somptueux masque facial "deangle" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3045628
Vendu
3 000 €
Provenance
Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, SwitzerlandAlfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
Description
wood, original metal framing of the eyes and inserted teeth are missing
The “deangle” mask characters belong to the circumcision camps (“mbon”) and they are responsible for food and protection of the initiates.
Littérature comparée
Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, Die Kunst der Dan, Zürich 1976, p. 41