Dan Bird Mask, Côte d'Ivoirege gon height 10in (25.4cm)ProvenanceCharles M. Miller, III, St. James, New York, collected in northeast Liberia in the early 1970sOf distinctive shape with the mouth protruding forward like a beak, the mouth pierced through in the round, slit eyes, between which a narrow central ridge runs down to the tip of the nose; a nail, a metal spike, along with multiple other holes demonstrating the use of nails to activate the spirit of the mask during use; fine, dark brown encrusted patina with encrustations and small remnants of red cloth on top.