Dance mask - Dan - Côte d’Ivoire

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Julien Gauthier
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Dan mask, a wooden mask from the Dan people of Ivory Coast, dating to circa 1900–1910, 21 cm high and 11 cm wide, with provenance from the Walter Wallace Collection, Princeton/N.Y., USA.

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Description from the seller

Of shallow convex form with short coiffure on top, wide torenhead with relief around rim eyeholes, and wide round rim eyeholes, and widelos with slit opening. Unit is pierced for attachment. Medium brown burnished patina with trace of red pigment, resin remnants on eyes. Slightly weathered, inventory number 80.72.40 written in white on the back.

Provenance:
Walter Wallace Collection, Princeton, NJ, New York, USA

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Experts in Ancient African Art
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Of shallow convex form with short coiffure on top, wide torenhead with relief around rim eyeholes, and wide round rim eyeholes, and widelos with slit opening. Unit is pierced for attachment. Medium brown burnished patina with trace of red pigment, resin remnants on eyes. Slightly weathered, inventory number 80.72.40 written in white on the back.

Provenance:
Walter Wallace Collection, Princeton, NJ, New York, USA

Seller's Story

Experts in Ancient African Art
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Details

Era
1900-2000
Specific region of origin
Costa de Marfil
Number of objects
1
Material
Wood
Country of origin
Côte d’Ivoire
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Ethnic group/culture
Dan
Height
21 cm
Indigenous object name
and mask
Width
11 cm
Sold with stand
No
Estimated period
1900-1910
SpainVerified
307
Objects sold
100%
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