Blacksmith Mask - Dan - Côte d'Ivoire
Mask for the cult of blacksmiths. It is beautifully made. The work is of remarkable quality.
He wears a beard with trading beads, cowbells and symbolic feline teeth in bronze.
Braided plant fibers, cotton fabric.
Rare mask
Sold with a base.
Bronze, milking beads, cotton fabric, plant fiber.
Height: 31 cm
Dan people, Ivory Coast.
Around 1950.
Former collection from the south of France
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Mask for the cult of blacksmiths. It is beautifully made. The work is of remarkable quality.
He wears a beard with trading beads, cowbells and symbolic feline teeth in bronze.
Braided plant fibers, cotton fabric.
Rare mask
Sold with a base.
Bronze, milking beads, cotton fabric, plant fiber.
Height: 31 cm
Dan people, Ivory Coast.
Around 1950.
Former collection from the south of France