DAN STYLE MASKS 3, Ivory Coast and Liberia


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

For UNSOLD Dan masks GO TO DAN MASKS PAGE 3

 Dan Style
Mask 101
19" high
SOLD

 Dan Style
Mask 104
16" high
SOLD

 Dan Style
Mask 108
9.5" high
SOLD

 Dan Style
Mask 112
15" high
SOLD

 Dan Style
Mask 133
15" high
SOLD

DAN Style
Mask 185
11.5" high
SOLD

  Dan Style
Mask 135
8" high
SOLD

 Dan Style
Mask 103
16" high
SOLD

 Dan Style
Mask 109
9" high
SOLD

Photographs © Tim Hamill

DAN MASKS, Liberia and Ivory Coast

Despite their appearance these masks show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.  Mask 136 has been vetted as old, but was cleaned.

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, the 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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