DAN GAGON MASK 473, Ivory Coast and Liberia

 


Photographs © Tim Hamill

DAN
Gagon Mask 473
18"
$600
SOLD 

This mask has been vetted as being authentic with signs of use and age.

Masks with a large beak-like form and beard of monkey fur, often with a moveable lower jaw, are Gagon masks. Originally an educational mask instructing people on the importance of the hornbill bird to their culture, they are now used mostly for entertainment.

 

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