Masque anthropomorphe "satimbe" ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3042832

Description

wood, brown patina, black paint/strongly encrusted in some areas, small remains of painting with red and white pigment, box-shaped mask with pierced see holes, crowned by a free standing female figure, sacrificial traces, cracks, abrasion of paint, traces of old age and weathering.
The Dogon have a large number of different types of masks, which all belong to the “awa” societies, and appear during the funeral ceremonies of the “dama”. These ceremonies are held every two or three years to honour those elders, who had died in the intervening years. The “satimbe” mask is also used in the “dama” festivities, but upholds a special position. It represents “yasigine”, the oldest sister of the masks (“sigui”) and the only woman in the village of the “awa” society who is allowed to dance. Literally translated “satimbe” means “sister of the head”.

L’objet Masque anthropomorphe “satimbe” avec l’ID d’objet 3042832 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 87e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 11 novembre 2017 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 207 a atteint un prix de vente de 2 300 €.

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Littérature comparée

Bedaux, Jean Baptist, Art of the Dogon, Brüssel 2012, ill. 142 ff.

Exposition

Magins Hjärta, Galleri Astley 1997, Uttersberg, Sweden