African Art at the
Ralph Proctor Gallery"In Cultural Perspective"
Ceremonial Mask
- country: Ivory Coast
- people: Dan
- medium: wood, human teeth
- size: 11x9x3 inches
- price: $1200.
- inventory #: rpg0126
This museum-quality mask is old and has been used. The use of human teeth makes the mask very rare. It was used in rites related to initiation, funerals and meetings of the male-only Poro secret society.