DOGON WALU MASK 5, MALI

Photographs © Bobbi Hamill


DOGON WALU MASK 5, 21", $300, SOLD, Mali

These striking rectangular masks represent the antelope, an animal admired for its beauty and strength. Dancers strike the ground with sticks to represent the antelope pawing the ground. This mask is somewhat darker than the photograph indicates. It shows no sign of having ever been painted.

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