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Gagon Mask (Primary Title)
Mask, Dan, Gagon or To-la-ge Type (Former Title)

Unknown (Artist)

19th–20th century
Dan
Masks
Sculpture
wood, monkey fur, tin, iron, miscellaneous accretions
African Art
Place Made,Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia
Overall: 16 3/4 × 6 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (42.545 × 17.145 × 20.003 cm)
78.3
G204 - African Gallery South
Gagon, representing a bird, always has a clump of monkey fur attached to its long bill. Gagon’s dance, accompanied by drummers and singers, provides entertainment for the village. This mask also performs the somber duty of escorting convicted felons out of the village after their sentencing.
Gift of Mr. Bryce Holcomb
Spirit of the Motherland. 2000.

African Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Lynchburg, VA. 29 April - 8 May 1979.
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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