DAN MINIATURE (PASSPORT) MASKS ARCHIVES ,Liberia and Ivory Coast

We believe all of these miniature masks are new and made for sale, never used in the traditional way.

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


Dan Style
Mini Object 25
7.5" high
SOLD

Dan Style
Mini Mask 1
5.25" high
SOLD

Dan Style
Mini Mask 3
5.5" high
SOLD

Dan Style
Mini Mask 6
6.5" high
SOLD

Dan Style
Mini Mask 8
7.5" high
SOLD

Dan Style
Mini Mask 12
5.5" high
SOLD

Dan Style
Mini Mask 14
5.25" high
SOLD


 

Dan Style
Mini Mask 15
5.25" high
SOLD

Dan Style
Mini Mask 16
5.5" high
SOLD

Dan Style
Mini Mask 19
5" high
SOLD

Dan Style
Mini Mask 21
5.25" high
SOLD

Dan Style
Mini Mask 22
5" high
SOLD

Dan Style
Mini Mask 23
4.5" high
SOLD

Danv
Mini Mask 24
3.25" high
SOLD

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

DAN Style MINIATURE (PASSPORT) MASKS, Liberia and Ivory Coast

Several have two small holes on the top to be worn as amulets. The Dan people carried small masks (less than 20 cm high) which are sometimes called "passport" masks. They are sewn onto a piece of cloth and kept in a leather pouch and possibly worn in the small of the back. They are miniature copies of a family mask and sometimes received libations. These apotropaic masks also act as witnesses during initiation ceremonies.

-----From The Tribal Arts of Africa by Jean-Baptiste Bacquart

Please note the sizes carefully. Photographs of small objects can make them appear much larger than they are.


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