DOGON MASK 65, Mali

Photographs © Tim Hamill

DOGON, MASK 65, 17", $500, Mali, SOLD

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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