Masks of ethnos group daN of Ivory Coast

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The daN are under-tribue pertaining to the daN-Nguere. They live Liberia Eastern, Guinea Conakry and the Ivory Coast. The social and spiritual base of the daN-Nguere is the secret society Poro, which wants to say in language Temmé sierra”. Masks daN-Nguere are characterized as much by their varieties, as by the fact that the same kind of mask can be used in various zones for various finalities. Female masks daN are known by the importance which they allot to the beauty of the face: the oval form, the slightly prominent face, torn eyes, fine nose and the half-opened mouth. """