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DOGON, Bandiagara region, Mali. Wood, polychrome natural pig…
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88
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DOGON, Bandiagara region, Mali. Wood, polychrome natural pig…
See original version (French)
Estimate
€400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
DOGON, Bandiagara region, Mali. Wood, polychrome natural pigments. ‘Kanaga’ dance mask used by members of the Awa society, particularly during the dama rituals honouring the dead. Evoking the creator god Amma, it depicts a stylised human face surmounted by a double-cross superstructure symbolising the ‘Kommolo Tebu’.
Provenance: Galerie Majestic (Jean-Michel Huguenin collection)
94.5 × 48 cm.
(local restoration)
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ID: 88246473
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