Great Festive Mask
Dan · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFG-84
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- Material
- Wood, horns, raffia, seeds, cauris, fabrics and feathers
This great mask is not meant to dance but presides over important events of the village, whether ludious or religious. It is placed in a tree…
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Full original description
This great mask is not meant to dance but presides over important events of the village, whether ludious or religious. It is placed in a tree or somewhere in the square that dominates the vision of the celebration scene. These masks began to be made from the sixties of the last century.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Years 60
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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