Hunter mask "dana-na", Mali, Dogon, Size: H: 50 cm (H: 19.7 inch), ID: 3046183

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Lot 120

Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction

Hunter mask "dana-na" · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3046183

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Provenance

Alain Bilot, Paris, France

Size

H: 50 cm

H: 19.7 inch

Description

wood, pigments, cord, strongly encrusted patina, base

“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.

The object Hunter mask “dana-na” with the object ID 3046183 was last part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction at May 23, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 120.

You can find more Masks and other popular object types on our related topic pages. You may also be interested in our page on African art.

Comparing literature

Blom, Huib, Dogon, Images and tradition, Bassins 2010, p. 349 ff.

Publications

Moussa Konaté, Michel Le Bris, "Les Mondes Dogon", Abbaye de Daoulas/ Paris, 2002, p. 138, left

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