Passport Mask

Dan Tribe.

Usually carried in a leather pouch, miniature masks were used only by the initiated men from the tribe as personal identification. The masks would serve as protective spirits and mark the rite of passage into the men’s secret society.

 
Location: Ivory Coast, Africa
Dimensions: 8 1/2" x 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"
Price: $100.00