Seller: thidai-0 ✉️ (349) 100%, Location: Valbonne, FR, Ships to: AMERICAS, ASIA, Item: 363754995661 Mask DAN DEANGLE 28 cm Ivory Coast African Art. Magnificent DAN Déanglé mask from Ivory Coast: Accessorized with a thick headdress made of jute mats, vegetable fibers. Fixed under a canvas pad, embellished with cowrie shells forming relief patterns. Lips parted in a diamond shape. The smooth, dark brown patina has abrasions revealing a lighter wood. DAN masks are usually performed during very theatrical entertainment parties where women play a leading role. The so-called "mocking" mask called Déanglé defines an ideal of beauty and benevolence. Because it is carved in honor of young girls from the village or famous men. Also used during circumcision rites. DAN masks have the particularity of not being representations of the bush but of being in fact its embodiment. weight: 600 gr height: 28 cm width: 17 cm Condition: Very good state, Authenticity: Original, Unitary quantity: 1, Origin: Africa, Period: 1970-1989, Color: Brown, Tribe: Dan, Material: Wood, vegetable raffia,, Original/Reproduction: Original, Style: Dance, Type: Mask