FINE CLASSIC ANCESTOR FACE MASK ARTIFACT CEREMONIAL WOOD BLACK BASSA LIBERIA

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FINE CLASSIC ANCESTOR FACE MASK ARTIFACT CEREMONIAL WOOD BLACK BASSA LIBERIA :
$430.00

BASSA FACE WOOD CEREMONIAL

ANCESTOR FEMALE MASK

Type of Object: FACE MASK

Ethnic Group: BASSA

Country of Origin: LIBERIA

Materials: WOOD

Approximate Age: 40+ years

Dimensions: 10.0 \" by 5.5\" by 3.75\"

Weight: 309 grams; 0.68 lbs; 10.9 oz

Overall Condition:Used, Very Good (ERODED LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD)

Additional Information:
This a quite an unusual Dan mask with the seemingly Bassa influence from Liberia. It has a small line crack on the right side of its forehead. Shiny and subtle patina on the back of the mask indicating intensive use.

More About the Dan:
The Dan, who are also known by the name Yacouba, live in the western part of the Ivory Coast and into Liberia where the land is forested in the south and bordered by a savannah in the north. They make their living from farming cocoa, rice and manioc. Before unifying secret societies were set up at the turn of the century, each Dan village was an autonomous socio-political unit governed by a chief elected on the base of his wealth and social position. Today, the leopard society acts as a major regulator of Dan life and initiates young men during their isolated periods of three to four months in the forest. Dan people have achieved notoriety in the area for their entertainment festivals, which were historically village ceremonies, but today are performed largely for tourists. During these festivals, masked performers dance on stilts.

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