Dan Mask, Liberia/Côte d'Ivoire

Dan Mask, Liberia/Côte d'Ivoire
height of mask 9in (23cm); overall height 15in (38cm)

Provenance
Charles D. Miller, III, St. James, New York, acquired in the 1970s near the Liberia/Côte d'Ivoire boarder

Of oval form with large circular pierced eyes, projecting nose and full lips; pierced through at the mouth and three holes above the upper lip; a nail inserted to the chin to activate the mask's power; the front surface decorated with red felt from French uniforms; a large, domed fiber headdress with three tassels attached to the back rim.