Hunter mask "dana-na", Mali, Dogon, Size: H: 49 cm (H: 19.3 inch), ID: 3044270

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Lot 168

89th Tribal Art Auction

Hunter mask "dana-na" · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3044270

sold EUR 2,000

Provenance

Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden

Size

H: 49 cm

H: 19.3 inch

Description

wood, plant fibre, pigment, encrusted patina,
“Dana-na” carries a spear, a fly-whisk and a leather bag filled with medicine. It dances around gesturing wildly and imitating the movements of a hunter stalking game.

Comparing literature

Blom, Huib, Dogon, Images and tradition, Bassins 2010, p. 348 f.

Exhibition

Magins Hjärta, Galleri Astley, Uttersberg, Sweden, 1997

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