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 DAN MASK

 

Style of Mask:

Dan Mask, Dugle or Gagon

Catalog #: 0806.8002
Tribe: Dan
Country: Liberia, Africa
Measurements: 15" high x 5.25" wide x 7" deep
Materials: Wood
Accessories: custom metal stand
Provenance: Ex private collection of well known mid 20th Century American painter and professor, Emerson Woelffer who amassed a large collection pre 1970 (most of his collection was pre 1945 and we have photos to prove it, although this mask does not appear in any published photo of the owner).  Full bio and provenance upon purchase.
Cost: $485.00 with custom stand SOLD
Notes: An unusual either Dugle or Gagon mask showing excellent age, use and patina (sacrificial material).  From a prominent US collector.  Mask has been drilled (post collection) to accommodate stand.  We've replaced the original wood stand with a contemporary metal stand. 

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