A "GEGON" HORNBILL MASK

Description:

Dan or Toma people, Ivory Coast
H. 36 cm
The wooden mask depicts the mythical horned raven. The mask completes a full-body costume that dances for entertainment in the villages. Movable lower jaw, trimmed with animal hair (monkey fur).
From the collection of Eduard Crede (1899-1977) - Along with another mask, Minor damage due to age, traces of use