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Description : Additional Information: A powerful mask with a highly expressive face, a bulging forehead, and a mouth showing teeth.  ,The head is topped with two embracing animals that resemble monkeys.  ,This fascinating  ,mask comes from the We, Dan, or Kran peoples.  ,The original bite bar is still in place in the back of the mask and it shows significant wear.  ,Layers of worn pigment and patina ,add to the dramatic expression of this mask. This well-used example of We, Dan or Kran masks is an interesting piece with a strong symbolism.  ,Its very uniqueness combined with its size and quality of carving argues for a place in a major collection.  ,The  ,mask shows signs of long use and excellent age.  ,The masks of the We and Kran and their relatives, the Dan, continue to fascinate art-lovers around the world.  ,This  ,is a powerful mask that will be well placed in a collection.  ,This mask belongs to the category of  ,Kaogle and was traditionally associated with warfare. It was also used for judicial and educational ceremonies. Kaogle mask was also used as a dancing mask that served a number of functions in the Poro secret society. Masks like this are referred to as spirits.  ,Today, like most masks still being produced in this territory, they are used primarily for the entertainment of both villagers and tourists.  , Recommended Reading: G. Schwab: ",Tribes of the Liberian Hinterland,", ed. G. W. Harley, Papers Peabody Museum, Archaeology &, Ethnology, xxxi (Cambridge, MA, 1947) W. Siegmann and Cynthia Schmidt, ",Rock of the Ancestors,", (Suacoco, 1977) E. Fischer and Hans Himmelheber: ",The Arts of the Dan in West Africa,", (Zurich, 1984) E. Fischer &ldquo,Dan Forest Spirits: Masks in Dan Villages&rdquo,, African Arts, II, no. 2, 1978. pp. 16-23, 94 B. C. Johnson: ",Four Dan Sculptors: Continuity and Change,", (San Francisco, 1986)
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