Anthropomorphic mask · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3032939
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Description
wood, greyish brown patina, circular pierced eyes, originally framed by cowrie snails (just three left), slightly dam., drilled holes around the rim partly broken out, metal base;
depicting a person called “the hunter”. The masks are carved by the person who wears it lateron. It is completed by a plant fibre costume which covers the most part of the body.