| Weight | 1.18 kg |
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| Dimensions | 31.5 × 18.5 cm |
-24%
DanAfrican people
$125.00
Dan, also known as Gio or Yakuba, are an ethnolinguistic group inhabiting the mountains of western central Côte d’Ivoire and adjacent areas of Liberia. Dan belongs to the southern branch of the Mandish subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family. They originated somewhere in the western or northwestern part of the modern state, perhaps in Malink (Mandingo). Dan is closely related to the southern Gere (also spelled Ngere or Guere).
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Details of the mask to be made. African Dan masks of various crafts are common
At a very dramatic entertainment party with a female lead role. Every mask has one
The name associated with its function. Mask kagle, kaoglé, with triangular relief, displayed joyously
The development of dancers throwing sticks at the audience. Dan also always carves
A miniature mask modeled after a large mask, the instructions of the soothsayer. they wear
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Addition of coloured pigments and lo, usually with a dark patina, which appears during the burial
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