Dan people
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The Dan people are a Mande-speaking ethnic group of West Africa, primarily in Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, known for their rich masking traditions, woodcarving, and complex social and religious practices.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mande people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yacouba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
dance
ⓘ
masking traditions ⓘ music ⓘ sculpture ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| artInfluence |
20th-century European artists
ⓘ
modernist art collectors ⓘ |
| country |
Côte d’Ivoire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicEnvironment |
forest zone
ⓘ
hilly terrain ⓘ |
| initiationSociety |
Poro society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sande society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex social and religious practices
ⓘ
rich masking traditions ⓘ wooden masks ⓘ |
| language | Dan language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mande languages ⓘ |
| maskFunction |
entertainment
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ judicial functions ⓘ social control ⓘ |
| maskType |
bugle mask
ⓘ
deangle mask ⓘ gle mask ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
ritual paraphernalia
ⓘ
wooden figures ⓘ wooden masks ⓘ |
| neighboringPeoples |
Gio people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guéré people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mano people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization |
councils of elders
ⓘ
village chiefs ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Côte d’Ivoire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Upper Guinea forest region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religion ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
age-grade associations
ⓘ
patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
hunting
ⓘ
rice farming ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ trading ⓘ |
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