Magnifique bâton "yo domolo" · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3049331
Private Collection, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Description
wood, base
Worn over the shoulder or held in the hand, curved staffs such as this are emblems of the society of “yona”, or “ritual thieves”.
Each Dogon clan has a ritual thief, designated by the clan’s eldest member.
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.
L’objet Magnifique bâton “yo domolo” avec l’ID d’objet 3049331 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 99e vente aux enchères dans 12 novembre 2022. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 231 a atteint un prix de vente de 3 100 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 600 €.
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Littérature comparée
Ezra, Kate, Art of the Dogon, New York 1988, p. 94