Ivory Coast and Liberia

Mid 20th c

Left (Dan) #A3662 3” High (SOLD)

Middle (Bassa) A3659 2 1/4” High

Right (Dan) # A3661 3” High

Ex: North Carolina collection

$ 295 Each

Bassa and Dan passport masks were used as powerful charms for personal protection during forest work, travel and for countering witchcraft. Passport masks are also thought to have been used to identify the owner’s clan group while traveling through other communities. All show abrasions from use.

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