Lot 315 - ANTIQUE AFRICAN CARVED WOOD MANDE TRIBAL DAN MASK

An antique traditional African hand carved wood tribal mask of the Dan people, a Mande ethnic group from northwestern Ivory Coast and neighboring Liberia. The oval face is depicted with narrow eyes, a protruding high forehead, triangular cheeks and protruding open mouth adorned with a beard from organic material. The face looks angular. Pierced throughout at the edge. 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. Circa the early 20th century. Antique African Wooden Masks And Tribal Art Collectibles.