DAN MASKS with HEADDRESSES ARCHIVES, Liberia and Ivory Coast

This mask has been vetted as authentic and is a good example of Dan workmanship from the mid 20th century.


 

DAN
Mask 137
19" high
SOLD

 

DAN STYLE MASKS with HEADDRESSES ARCHIVES, Liberia and Ivory Coast

In spite of their appearance, we believe these masks were carved for the collecting market.

The masks below have been sold and are left here for research and educational purposes.

 

DAN STYLE
Mask 173
20" high
SOLD*

DAN STYLE
Mask 179
17" high
SOLD*


*Donated to Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA


 

DAN STYLE
Mask 169
15" high
SOLD

 

DAN STYLE
Mask 172
28" high
SOLD

DAN STYLE
Mask 171
23" high
SOLD


DAN STYLE
Mask 176
11.5" high
SOLD

DAN STYLE
Mask 180
18" high
SOLD

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DAN STYLE
Mask 138
14" high
SOLD

DAN STYLE
Mask 139
17" high
SOLD

DAN STYLE
Mask 178
16" high
SOLD


DAN STYLE
Mask 140
16" high
SOLD

DAN STYLE
Mask 167
25" high
SOLD

DAN STYLE
Mask 168
21" high
SOLD


 

DAN STYLE
Mask 182
10" high
SOLD

DAN STYLE
Mask 170
15" high
SOLD

DAN STYLE
Mask 177
26" high
SOLD


DAN STYLE
Mask 174
13" high
SOLD

DAN STYLE
Mask 175
15" high
SOLD


 

DAN STYLE
Mask 181
19" high
SOLD

DAN STYLE
Mask 183
17" high
SOLD

 

DAN STYLE
Mask 184
22" high
SOLD

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

DAN, MASKS WITH HEADDRESSES ARCHIVES, Liberia and Ivory Coast

There are regional variations among the masks of the Dan people who live in the western part of Ivory Coast and eastern Liberia but they are generally characterized by a concave face, a pointed chin, a protruding mouth, an upturned nose and a high-domed forehead.

Now used principally in performance for tourists, Dan various masks had traditional functions ranging from entertainment to initiation to social control.

We recommend an excellent chapter on the masks of the Dan people, including the various styles and their functions, in The Tribal Arts of Africa by Jean-Baptiste Bacquart.


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