Hare mask "dyommo" · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3033338
Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1978)
Description
wood, remains of green, red and indigo blue pigment, remains of painted dots, box-shaped, the facial plane dominated by large rectangular eyes, crowned by long rabbit ears and a second pair of ears in shorter version, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, traces of insect caused damage;
“dyommo” masks are worn by the boys who enter the society of the masks. Many tales recount the hare’s exploits. Tales and masked dances all tell the same story: the hare is a quick-witted little animal capable of withstanding formidable predators.
The object Hare mask “dyommo” with the object ID 3033338 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 97 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Die Kunst der Dogon, Zürich 1995, ill. 93