Anthropomorphic mask · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3036910
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Provenance
Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden (member of the Cobra-Group)Size
H: 40 cm
H: 15.7 inch
Description
wood, encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, of concave vaulted form, rectangular pierced eyes, framed by projections on both sides, a high vaulted forehead with small ears on top, pierced around the rim in two rows, fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
depicting a person called “the hunter”. The masks are carved by the person who wears it lateron. It is completed by a plant fibre costume which covers the most part of the body.
Comparing literature
Bleakley, Robert, African masks, New York 1978, ill. 1