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ANTIQUE AFRICAN DAN SMALL PASSPORT MASK - Dan, also called Gio or Yakuba, an ethnolinguistic grouping of people inhabiting the mountainous west-central Côte d'Ivoire and adjacent areas of Liberia. The Dan belong to the Southern branch of the Mande linguistic subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family. Dan masks are carved in wood and stained with a brown dye. Dan masks are sacred objects. Dan masks are used for protection and as a channel for communication with the spirit world. The Dan also carry small 'passport masks' for personal protection when they are living away from home. Very unusual small head oval face iron teeth real hair on sides. Measuring 14 inches long with the hair by 2 inches deep and 3.5 inches wide. Fine condition.