Bird Mask
Dan people, Liberia
Circa: 1930
Sold by the Grove Gallery in 1979, New York City
Height: 19.5”/49.5cm
The Dan people empower their face masks with the spirit of the forest by integrating the form of certain animals into the masks. Traditionally this mask, known as Ge gon, represented wisdom. It has become a mask danced for entertainment during ceremonies.
$1800
