Dan Mask

For those with a taste for Exotic Art

$110.00

This mask is from the tribe of dan, which occupies the ivory coast, whose population is 350,000. This masks is used by tribesmen to communicate with their ancestors. Masking rituals are used to connect to the one wearing it to the spirit world. These masks can only be worn by male dancers. The masks are one of a kind and only crafted and worn by initiated members of male poro society. By crafting Poro masks the sculptor is looking to make sense of spirit life by contrasting convex and concave objects, a contrast that can be made by color variations and the dissimilar textures of items