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Description : West Africa, Ivory Coast and Liberia, Dan / Guerze peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden face mask of an intriguing form. Known as a Gagon (also Gegon), masks like this example depict a hornbill bird and are meant to emphasize the importance of the hornbill in Dan/Guerze culture. The hollow mask features angled cheeks, narrow eyes inset with thin metal panels, a prominent beak-like nose, and an articulated mandible. The gap beneath the beaked nose is meant to hold a tuft of dark brown monkey fur characteristic of the Gagon mask typology. Today Gagon mask dancers are primarily accompanied with drums and singers to provide entertainment to the village, however, they are also employed when escorting convicted felons out of the village. Size: 5.7 W x 9.625 H (14.5 cm x 24.4 cm), 15.2 H (38.6 cm) on included custom stand. Cf. The Virginia Museum of Fine Art, object number 78.3 Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, ex Thomas D. Slater collection, Texas USA, ex-Professor Robert Berg collection, La Mesa, California, USA, collected 1970s to 1980s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #158007
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