Staff "yo domolo" · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3041089
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Harrie Heinemans, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (pre 1986)Anonymous seller (2009)
Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany
Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany
Size
H: 70 cm
H: 27.6 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of pigments, in form of a stylized animal head, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
such staffs are emblems of the society of “yona” or “ritual thieves”. The principal activity of the society seems to occur at the funeral of one of its members, when the “yona” all stalk the village, stealing and killing as many chickens, sheep and goats as they can, to be sacrificed and eaten at the funeral ceremony.
Comparing literature
Ezra, Kate, Art of the Dogon, New York 1988, p. 94, ill. 45
Publications
Heinemans, Harrie, "The Pleasure of Collecting African Art. The Harrie Heinemans Collection", Eindhoven: Heinemans, 1986:23, ill. 27Exhibition
Berg en Dal, The Netherlands: "The Pleasure of Collecting African Art. The Harrie Heinemans Collection", Afrika Museum, 21 September-30 November 1986