DOGON MASKS 1, Mali

DOGON
Mask 11
(Hunter)
15.5" high
$2000

 

 DOGON STYLE
Mask 8
(Monkey)
12.25" high
$350

Photographs © Tim Hamill

DOGON, MASKS, Mali

The Dogon carve over eighty kinds of mask some of which, especially the Satimbe, Katanga and Sirige, are considered to have potent magical powers. Others, representing hunters or animals, are used in dances of a more celebratory or social nature.

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