Monkey Mask – Wood – Dogon – Mali

Name: Monkey Mask - Wood - Dogon - Mali
SKU: 44.304
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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). For other masks of this type see the example: https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/art-of-africa-oceania-and-the-americas/dogon-mask-mali

Provenance: Manfred Schäfer collection, ex- gallery owner from Ulm, Germany. Including professional custom made stand.

Object: Monkey mask

Ethnic group/ culture: Dogon

Region/ country: Mali

Material: Wood

Period: Mid 20th century

Condition: Good

Sold with stand: Yes

Dimensions: 40×12×12 cm

Weight: 1200 g

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