African Tribal Face Mask Wood Hand Carved Wall Hanging Kuba Dan Mask-9690 Wooden Wall Hanging which they use for ceremonial

which they use for ceremonial and sacrificial purposes to attract divine blessings

have the particularity of appearing at the end of entertainment dance ceremonies

further emphasizing their significance

The surface is painted in a checkerboard and zigzag pattern of black and white pigments

African Tribal Face Mask Wood Hand Carved Wall Hanging Kuba Dan Mask-9690 Wooden Wall Hanging which they use for ceremonial22. 6 15. 3 CM The Dan are a farming people who inhabit the hinterland of the western Coast and Liberia. They have a great number of masked figures that represent spirits of the bush, and fulfill a variety of social, political, and religious functions. Although eleven individual types of masks can be distinguished by formal criteria, the types cannot be associated with specific functions because the meaning of the masks changes over time. Dan people