Early 20th C. African Dan Wood Passport Maskette
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**Originally Listed At $150**
West Africa, Ivory Coast / Liberia, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A small personal maskette, hand-carved from a lightweight brown wood, created to serve as an amulet by the Dan peoples and neighboring cultures. Replete with features characteristic of Dan masks, this example boasts a concave face, a high-domed forehead, a bulbous nose, recessed eyes, and a rounded chin. Such maskettes were created to connect the owner with a specific spirit that is believed to offer guidance and protection. Traditionally, these are hidden and only revealed during special rituals. In addition such maskettes are carried by their owners during travels. An old example with a relatively rougher surface signifying that is was covered with vegetal-based pigments. Size: 3.375" H (8.6 cm).
Provenance: ex-collection of the late Peter Arnovick, San Francisco, California, USA
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West Africa, Ivory Coast / Liberia, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A small personal maskette, hand-carved from a lightweight brown wood, created to serve as an amulet by the Dan peoples and neighboring cultures. Replete with features characteristic of Dan masks, this example boasts a concave face, a high-domed forehead, a bulbous nose, recessed eyes, and a rounded chin. Such maskettes were created to connect the owner with a specific spirit that is believed to offer guidance and protection. Traditionally, these are hidden and only revealed during special rituals. In addition such maskettes are carried by their owners during travels. An old example with a relatively rougher surface signifying that is was covered with vegetal-based pigments. Size: 3.375" H (8.6 cm).
Provenance: ex-collection of the late Peter Arnovick, San Francisco, California, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#123445
Condition
Age-commensurate surface wear, areas of light roughness to both obverse and reverse sides, small loss underneath chin, otherwise very good. Nice earthen and mineral deposits throughout.
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Early 20th C. African Dan Wood Passport Maskette
Estimate $200 - $300
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