Cantor Mask
Dan · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFANT-121
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- Height
- 38 cm
- Material
- Wood, picemetos, bells, seeds, raffia, leather, fabric, cauris, beads.
Mask that has an abundant decoration, in which stand out the rows of cauris and elongated beads. It's a singing mask and like all the masks…
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Full original description
Mask that has an abundant decoration, in which stand out the rows of cauris and elongated beads. It's a singing mask and like all the masks that have bells, it's also a dance mask. These masks participate in playful and festive events but also intervene with their dances and songs to calm the tensions that may exist in their society.
The kaolin around the eyes reinforces the expression of the look. The ovoid or round eyes represent women's faces, but these masks are worn by men in dances.
Further technical information
- Width
- 32 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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