Monkey Mask - Dogon - Mali
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Monkey Mask, a Dogon wooden mask from Mali, measuring 36 cm high, 17 cm wide and 14 cm deep, weighing 1.3 kg, in good condition with provenance from a private collection, sold without a stand.
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Powerfull and stylistic wooden mask from the Dogon tribe of Mali. This Dogon mask is notable for its remarkably rigorous and architectural form. This style of mask is known as dege, the name for a black monkey, a creature noted for its unpredictability, gluttony, and general villainy. The dege mask appears in an "obscene or comic performance" which illustrates these character traits (Richards, "What's in a Dogon Mask", Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, Nos. 49 & 50, 2006, p. 108).
Good condition with traces of wear and tear and a beautiful color silhouette.
Shipping within 24 hours after the payment is received. Tracking number will be provided.
Seller's Story
Asian African Art is a gallery specialized in authentic ethnographic art. Lately we are mainly focused on African Art
We also have a specialism in golden collectable coins.
Your order is in safe hands, we have more than 50 years experience in coins.
For more interesting items please visit our website: Asian African Art, located in the Netherlands.
Powerfull and stylistic wooden mask from the Dogon tribe of Mali. This Dogon mask is notable for its remarkably rigorous and architectural form. This style of mask is known as dege, the name for a black monkey, a creature noted for its unpredictability, gluttony, and general villainy. The dege mask appears in an "obscene or comic performance" which illustrates these character traits (Richards, "What's in a Dogon Mask", Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, Nos. 49 & 50, 2006, p. 108).
Good condition with traces of wear and tear and a beautiful color silhouette.
Shipping within 24 hours after the payment is received. Tracking number will be provided.
Seller's Story
Asian African Art is a gallery specialized in authentic ethnographic art. Lately we are mainly focused on African Art
We also have a specialism in golden collectable coins.
Your order is in safe hands, we have more than 50 years experience in coins.
For more interesting items please visit our website: Asian African Art, located in the Netherlands.
Details
Ethnic group/ culture
Dogon
Country of Origin
Mali
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Monkey Mask
Height
36 cm
Width
17 cm
Depth
14 cm
Weight
1300 g
Provenance
Private collection
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