Lot 162: A Dan beaked mask

Dan, Liberia; H: 14"

The mask with long forehead and high planar brows above eyes rimmed with aluminum, the nose fine and naturalistic, the mouth terminating in a beak, the outer portion with insect depredation. Fine patina, on a custom mount.

Provenance:
This mask came from the collection of 'Doc' Cecil Wagner of Springfield, Ohio, who received a group of masks as a gift from a friend or relative who worked for Firestone in Liberia prior to 1960. By descent to the current owners.

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