Dan Gle mask
€245.00
Dan masks, originating from Liberia and western Ivory Coast, occupy a central place in social and spiritual life. They are considered the embodiment of spirits called gle, intermediaries between the invisible world and the community.
Their uses are varied: some masks appear during male initiation rites to transmit values of courage, self-control, and respect for rules.
Others are linked to traditional justice; they appear during disputes or when sanctions are imposed to enforce order and moral authority.
Masks are also present at festivals, dances, and agricultural ceremonies, fostering social cohesion.
Shipping fees
02598
Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Circa 1960
- Size
- 24 cm (44 cm with support)
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood, rope
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection France
- Stand
- Included
- Condition
- Very good
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Dan masks, originating from Liberia and western Ivory Coast, occupy a central place in social and spiritual life. They are considered the embodiment of spirits called gle, intermediaries between the invisible world and the community.
Their uses are varied: some masks appear during male initiation rites to transmit values of courage, self-control, and respect for rules.
Others are linked to traditional justice; they appear during disputes or when sanctions are imposed to enforce order and moral authority.
Masks are also present at festivals, dances, and agricultural ceremonies, fostering social cohesion.