Mask ·  Mali, Dogon, Wakara style · ID: 3036842

Description

wood, remains of polychrome paint, encrusted in some areas, small tube-shaped protruding mouth, crowned by a high open-worked headgear, pierced around the rim, dam., cracks, traces of abrasion;
probably belonging to the mask type “sirige”, which represents a multi-storied house. It is used at both funeral ceremonies and death anniversary ceremonies known as the “dama”. In most villages it is generally the last mask to appear when masked dances are performed.

The object Mask with the object ID 3036842 was part of the auction 77th tribal art auction on June 28, 2014. The object with the lot number 151 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.

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