Dan, Ivory Coast, Liberia: A mask with horns and an animal mouth with teeth. Probably to be assigned to the Dan subgroup of ‘Dan-Kran’ or ‘Dan-Mau’.
Dan, Ivory Coast, Liberia: A mask with horns and an animal mouth with teeth. Probably to be assigned to the Dan subgroup of ‘Dan-Kran’ or ‘Dan-Mau’.
Made of hard wood, dyed black. With two horns between its large ears, a human face with chip-carving decoration, and an open animal mouth with teeth. Carved from a single piece. It probably represents the rare type of a goat mask 'Blagle'. The human face of the mask is framed with a black leather band. A visibly old mask with partially shiny usage patina on the front and especially on the back (on the inside). With noticeable traces of sacred offerings. No damage. H: 48 cm; W: 18 cm. First half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance: German Private Collection.
Lit.: 'Die Kunst der Dan' by Eberhard Fischer & Hans Himmelheber, Rietberg Museum Zurich, fig. 81, 89.
Esperto: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
02.11.2015 - 14:00
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Dan, Ivory Coast, Liberia: A mask with horns and an animal mouth with teeth. Probably to be assigned to the Dan subgroup of ‘Dan-Kran’ or ‘Dan-Mau’.
Made of hard wood, dyed black. With two horns between its large ears, a human face with chip-carving decoration, and an open animal mouth with teeth. Carved from a single piece. It probably represents the rare type of a goat mask 'Blagle'. The human face of the mask is framed with a black leather band. A visibly old mask with partially shiny usage patina on the front and especially on the back (on the inside). With noticeable traces of sacred offerings. No damage. H: 48 cm; W: 18 cm. First half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance: German Private Collection.
Lit.: 'Die Kunst der Dan' by Eberhard Fischer & Hans Himmelheber, Rietberg Museum Zurich, fig. 81, 89.
Esperto: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Asta: | Tribal Art |
| Tipo d'asta: | Asta in sala |
| Data: | 02.11.2015 - 14:00 |
| Luogo dell'asta: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Esposizione: | 28.10. - 02.11.2015 |