Statuette of Dan style - Lot 328

Statuette of Dan style Ivory Coast Wood, kaolin, cowrie shells, bell, fabric, vegetable fibers, metal Height : 58 cm This anthropozoomorphic statuette presents a male body whose long ringed neck is surmounted by a bird's head that resembles the features of the Gagon mask. A white median rib stretches across the forehead to the end of the beak. The two slit eyes are stretched. The head is surmounted by a thick, semi-circular crest, covered with rows of cowries and various elements (grelot, red pompons and metal rings). Multiple braids make up the headdress. The body is straight, the arms free of the vertically scarified torso, the legs slightly bent. The hips are dressed in a loincloth made of vegetable fibers decorated with cowries and the ankles are adorned with bracelets.