Staff "yo domolo" ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3041089

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.

Littérature comparée

Ezra, Kate, Art of the Dogon, New York 1988, p. 94, ill. 45

Publications

Exposition

Berg en Dal, The Netherlands: "The Pleasure of Collecting African Art. The Harrie Heinemans Collection", Afrika Museum, 21 September-30 November 1986