Title: Zei-ge Dan-Mano Mask - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal ArtType: MaskDate/Period: Mid 20th centuryOrigin: RCI, Ivory CoastDimension: 10,63 InchWeight: 0,99 PoundsMaterial: Wood, fabric, vegetal fiberNote: Stand not included.Additional Information: This African mask of entertainment of the Dan farmers' populations of north-west Côte d'Ivoire called Yacouba, also meets, sometimes, as a messenger at the time of the circumcision of young boys. Some of the masks of the Dan, by their neighborhood with the Wé of Liberia (named Kran), besides the contribution of the tribes of Guinea, were marked by the influence of the latter.The functions of their various masks, eleven types according to Fisher (1978), may also evolve over time: miniature masks, sewn in a canvas bag, and made on the advice of the diviner, are worn as amulets by the children, but their features will be visible only after the circumcision of The Dan-Mano perform this type of portrait masks with a strongly marked frontal angle, the look of which is emphasized in our case with a relief band coated with ocher-red plant pigments. A midrib, visible also on the masks disintegrated, fits vertically on the forehead and joins the nose with the subtle modeling. The lips with the salient volume are opened on an implantation of animal teeth. Haloed with a canvas pudding, he does not have the classical ornamentation of cowrie shells here.
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