Mask "kanaga" · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3048507
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Description
wood (seven-pcs.), pigments, blackish mass, hide, cord material, base
Dogon masks are worn primarily at “dama”, a collective funerary rite for Dogon men. The ritual’s goal is to ensure the safe passage of the spirits of the deceased to the world of the ancestors.
For the “dama” festivities hundreds of masked dancers perform, creating a brilliantly colored, ever-changing spectacle of sculpture, costume, song and dance.
The object Mask “kanaga” with the object ID 3048507 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 108 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.
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