African wood mask antiques Hand Carved Vintage Wall Hanging Dan Mask Masks for wall-G2568

SIZE(CM): 36/20.2
The African mask called "racing", Gunye ge, actor of social order among the Dan, has large eye sockets and offers regularfeatures and a protruding mouth. He is also embellished with a raffia beard and a finely braided hairstyle. Height on base: 38 cm. The masks equipped with round orbits ( gunye ge),facilitating vision, are part of the set of northern Dan masks and are used forracing events during of the dry season. The zapkei ge, also equipped with circular orbits, are responsible for preventing fires by watching over domestic fires. For the Dan