Dan · Côte d’Ivoire
Symbolique et iconographie
Functioned as a personal, portable amulet or "passport mask" embodying protective forest spirits (gle), used for spiritual safeguarding, travel identification, and ancestral connection
Analyse esthétique et formelle
Characterized by an elongated oval silhouette, a prominent T-shaped brow and linear nose ridge, carved slit eyes, diagonal facial striations, a subtle red pigment highlight on the upper bridge, and a deeply weathered, aged dark wood patina
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