Mask ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3032534

Description

heavy wood, kaolin, black and red paint, a flat and narrow facial plane with raised forehead crest and elongated nose bridge, two pairs of eyes, the lower one serving as see holes for the dancer, who additionally fixes the mask with a crossbar on the back of the mask by holding it with the teeth, remains of drilled cord material, vertical grooves on both sides, slightly dam., cracks, paint rubbed off;
while the sculptures are carved by the blacksmiths, the masks are carved by young men of the “awa” society. All the masks belong to the “awa” societies and appear during the “dama” burial ceremonies. Those are held every two or three years to honour the deceased. They are depicting animals, objects or humans and are made of plant fibres, fabric or wood.

L’objet Mask avec l’ID d’objet 3032534 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 68th tribal art auction dans 3 mars 2012 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 294 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 500 €.

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