• Dan Female Sculpture, Cte d'Ivoire 02 #767
• In Dan society, sculptures of Women are Prestige Objects that reflect positively both on their owners' and their subjects' reputations. Among the most costly of Dan expressive forms, they are commissioned by Men to honor an especially esteemed Wife. The sculptures are conceived of as portraits of the women they depict, although this and other examples suggest an emphasis on established Dan Ideals of Feminine Beauty. This figure is Mid 20th Century in age, and the style is emblematic for elegantly modeled features and finely carved details such as this Woman's elaborate scarification.
• A female Dan sculpture, Ivory Coast, with two amazing protruding teeth, and fine resinous coffee color patina. Traces of age and long ritual use.
• Measurements: 52cm
• Condition: excellent.
• Stands solidly without a base.
• Lit.: MetMuseum Dan Female Figure; Eberhard Fischer and Hans Himmelheber: The Arts of the Dan in West Africa, Museum Rietberg, Zürich, 1984; Eberhard Fischer: Dan Artists: The Sculptors Tame, Si, Tompieme and Sn- Their Personalities and Work, Zurich, 2014; MetMuseum Dan Female Figure; Burkhard Gottschalk: Kunst aus Schwarz-Afrika. Zeugnisse der Meisterschaft afrikanischer Schnitzer aus privaten Sammlungen. Band 2, Düsseldorf 2007.