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Wooden animal mask from Mali of Dogon origin, with a cubist geometric look featuring tall back ears, a flat relief nose with three metal rings, hollow triangular eyes, and a cylindrical relief mouth, measuring 31 cm high by 16 cm wide, in good condition with age-related wear and stains, provenance not specified.
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animal mask
Mali
Wood sculpture
The characteristics of this mask:
An animal mask with a cubist and geometric appearance.
In the background there are two large animal ears erected vertically; they indicate the wearer's high auditory capacity and his attitude of extreme vigilance.
The nose is flat in high relief, pierced by three metal rings.
The eyes are carved through the full thickness of the mask and take the shape of an isosceles triangle (two sides equal), with the vertex directed upward.
The mouth is cylindrical in shape and in high relief.
The Dogon settled between the 14th and 15th centuries AD in the bend of the Niger River, south of Mali, on a plateau bounded by the Bandiagara cliffs. It is a long sandstone ridge (sedimentary rock formed from sand grains cemented together) located in a region occupying the eastern part of Mali in the Mopti region, stretching from northeast to south over a distance of 200 km and extending into the northwest of Burkina Faso.
animal mask
Mali
Wood sculpture
The characteristics of this mask:
An animal mask with a cubist and geometric appearance.
In the background there are two large animal ears erected vertically; they indicate the wearer's high auditory capacity and his attitude of extreme vigilance.
The nose is flat in high relief, pierced by three metal rings.
The eyes are carved through the full thickness of the mask and take the shape of an isosceles triangle (two sides equal), with the vertex directed upward.
The mouth is cylindrical in shape and in high relief.
The Dogon settled between the 14th and 15th centuries AD in the bend of the Niger River, south of Mali, on a plateau bounded by the Bandiagara cliffs. It is a long sandstone ridge (sedimentary rock formed from sand grains cemented together) located in a region occupying the eastern part of Mali in the Mopti region, stretching from northeast to south over a distance of 200 km and extending into the northwest of Burkina Faso.
Details
Era
After 2000
Material
Wood
Country of origin
Mali
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
31 cm
Width
16 cm
