A Dramatic Old Dan Gagon Bird mask on display stand, African Art - $450 - (Perkasie, PA)
This is a very fine old dance mask from the Dan peoples of Cote De Ivorie and Liberia, West Africa. Carved wood with deep incised linear designs around the edge of the mask and a very long exaggerated avian beak. In Dan society, dangerous immaterial forest spirits are translated into the forms of human face masks. Whether or not they are worn, such sculptures are spiritually charged. Male performers, gle-zo, experience a dream sent by the mask spirit that allows them to dance it. This example, with its bird-like beak and oval eyes is known as Ga Gon. Originally educational, historical, and regulatory, it was described as a mask of wisdom. It has progressively become mostly an entertaining mask, that appeals through its bird-like movements in performance. Measures 22 x 6.5 inches, not counting the the tall metal display stand which is included with your purchase.ConditionThe mask itself is very well handled , good condition. About me: My name is Todd Zieseniss and I have been selling African, Asian and Pre-columbian Tribal Arts for nearly 25 years. I opened my first gallery "Tribal Gatherings" in 1994 and I have sold well over 20,000 works of Ethnographic arts in this time. I was one of the original sellers of Tribal Art on Ebay when it first started under the Ebay name "brightpath" and then I opened a second selling sight "Tribal gatherings" a few years later, which I still maintain. I have worked in authentication and appraisals for Rago auctions and other major auction houses in the Philadelphia region. I have contacts worldwide for Ethnographic arts and I am happy to help you build your collection. I have a large inventory of Art objects, you will only ever see a small portion on ebay. I sell decorative objects to Museum grade treasures and all at affordable prices. I would like to offer my expertise, and a selection of good objects picked with a trained eye. Please bookmark my ebay auctions page, I promise to keep it interesting.
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