Stunning African Tribal Art Dan Ancestor Figure Collectible Antique No Reserve For Sale

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FineAfrican DANFigure

Dimension

22 1/2"H x 9"W x 5"D

Mid 20th Century

Age Cracks,wood deterioration, overall condition good, old repair, chips and scrapes.

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Dan (Gio, Gyo, Yacuba, Yakoba), Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia

This dramatically carved figure isin a traditional and sculpturally classical fashion. Her body is replete with the complex markings of elaborate scarification indicating her status and wealth. These body markings are practices that are rarely followed today therefore the figure is a true example of sculpture as practiced in the past carved with great skill and attention to detail.

The 350,000 Dan people live in the western part of the Côte d’Ivoire 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, coffee, rice and manioc. They periodically clear the forest to obtain new fields. They also live off game and fish. Every village is under the authority of a chief and a council of elders. In order to attain adult status, all the boys and girls undergo an initiation that includes specific teaching and circumcision for the former and the latter.

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