A Dan-Tura mask, Ivory Coast, of the region Biamboumaof oval, hollowed form with a pointed chin, a full-bodied mouth, heavy eye-lids and triangular scarifications on the cheeks, the coiffure three-parted; a fine blackened patina, shiny and signs of long-lasting ritual use, incl. stand. provenance Mohamed Belo Garba.

Lit.: Eberhard Fischer and Hans Himmelheber: The Arts of the Dan in West Africa, Museum Rietberg, Zürich, 1984; Eberhard Fischer: Dan Artists: The Sculptors Tame, Si, Tompieme and Sõn- Their Personalities and Work, Zurich, 2014; Burkhard Gottschalk: Kunst aus Schwarz-Afrika. Zeugnisse der Meisterschaft afrikanischer Schnitzer aus privaten Sammlungen. Band 2, Düsseldorf 2007.

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Height: 24 cm
Weight: 1 kg (incl. stand)