African wood mask antiques Décor carved wooden Hanging Dan Wall Hanging Masks for wall-9912
$72.00
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$72.00
Regular price
$96.00
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African wood mask antiques Décor carved wooden Hanging Dan Wall Hanging Masks for wall-9912
$72.00
Sale price
$72.00
Regular price
$96.00
17.5/15.4-CM
The Dan are a farming people who inhabit the hinterland of the western Coast and Liberia. They have a great number of masked figures that represent spirits of the bush, and fulfill a variety of social, political, and religious functions. Although eleven individual types of masks can be distinguished by formal criteria, the types cannot be associated with specific functions because the meaning of the masks changes over time. Dan people have achieved notoriety in the area for their entertainment festivals which were historically village ceremonies,