Auction 106
Zemanek-Münster

Hunter mask "dana-na" ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3052864

Starting price
EUR 800
Estimated price
EUR 1,600
Provenance
Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany
Austrian Private Collection, Vienna
Size
H: 61 cm
H: 24.0 inch

Description

wood,

“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. 349 ff.


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