Deangle Mask
Dan · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFANT-221
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- Material
- Wood and pigments
It presents a central line that divides the forehead into two. Semi-closed almond eyes. It represents the ideal of the feminine beauty of the DanIt is…
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Full original description
It presents a central line that divides the forehead into two. Semi-closed almond eyes. It represents the ideal of the feminine beauty of the DanIt is the mask that serves as contact between the village and the sacred forest during the retreat of initiation. These masks could eventually change function if it changed the social situation of its owner, could become masks of initiation, of justice, or simply become playful masks.
Masks that have a vertical nerve that divides the forehead and goes down to the root of the nose are a characteristic of the Dan Another line that starts from the temples goes down to the nostrils by dividing the face into two pats, one sperior and the other lower.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
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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