Origin: Dan ethnic group, Ivory Coast

Date: 1990s

Description: The small masks made by the Dan people were mainly used in initiation rites. Some associations supporting the education of children (Man, Ivory Coast) sell such masks, thus raising funds for students in need.

Can be worn as amulets. The Danes wore small masks (less than 20 cm high) that are sometimes called "passport" masks. They are sewn to a piece of cloth and kept in a leather pouch and possibly worn on the cross of the back. They are miniature copies of the family mask.

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The purchase is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture, National Heritage and Sport as part of the National Institute of Museums and Collections' own program "Expansion of museum collections".