Tribal Art

Dan mask (N° 21953)

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For the Dan, or Yacouba, living in the west of the Ivory Coast and in Liberia, the "dü" force that would animate the world would manifest itself in the sculpted masks. It is in this way that she seeks to bring knowledge to man in order to support him, and first uses the channel of dreams. The spirits then indicate how to name the mask they wish to see made. These masks of different types are endowed with social, spiritual and political functions, often changing over time. Mask with a concave center, and whose diamond-shaped mouth evoking luscious lips forms a constant of dan masks, and whose slit eyes belong to the dangling type. It is embellished here with a goatee of braided raffia, and, at the top, crusty residues of ritual practices. Black satin patina, abrasions.
Height on base: 40 cm.
 

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Origin	Ex-collection Mercier
Ethny	Dan
Country	côte d'ivoire
Material(s)	wood, plant fibre
Height cm	27
Width	15 cm
Weight	0.85 Kg
Estimated dating	circa 1960
Socle included	Yes

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