African wood mask antiques African mask made of wood DAN Masks for wall-5784

32.5/20.4 CM
mask The An unusually old mask of the Dan-Kran, depicting a monkey (chimpanzee or guenon). The dances of the ‘Kagle mask ’ in the villages of the Dan-Kran are wild and aggressive, and involve full body costumes and hooked sticks. The present ‘Kagle mask’, made of hard yet lightweight wood and dyed black, displays characteristic forms: a short, bulging forehead, deep-set, triangular eyes, protruding, triangular cheeks and a large, open mouth. At the top of the head is a (typical) iron pin. The present ‘Kagle mask’ is an especially old type,