Zemanek-Münster

Hunter mask "dana-na"

Mali, Dogon
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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