A dark brown, slightly shining mask made of wood. The eyes are circular, a small piece has broken off the inside of the right eye. The rim of the mask has small holes bored into it where for example raffia would have been attached.
Fine female features, a small nose and a slight pouting of the lips are typical for these type of masks.
The Dan live in Ivory Coast and in Liberia.
Lit.: "Masken der Wè und Dan-Elfenbeinküste", Lorenz Homberger- Museum Rietberg Zürich (ed.)-1997.
