Beautiful Liberian Dan Mask With Cowries and Rope Beard

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A traditional African hand carved wood tribal mask of the Dan people, a Mande ethnic group from northwestern Ivory Coast … Read more A traditional African hand carved wood tribal mask of the Dan people, a Mande ethnic group from northwestern Ivory Coast and neighboring Liberia.
They are officially known as Yacouba in Ivory Coast.
The oval face is depicted with a high forehead, narrow eyes, a downward expanding nose, and a protruding mouth with full lips. Surmounted with a tall construction in fabric. Holds a wavy cut beard.
The Dan people call these masks as gle or ge, terms that refer both to the physical mask and the individual spirits the mask is believed to embody during masquerade performances. See less