Ex-French African art collection. At the center of Dogon cultural and religious life, the African mask is used by circumcised initiates of the Awa society, mainly during funeral ceremonies. This African Dogon mask, whose skilful architecture composes a strange warrior helmet with animal details, is one of the many stylistic variations of Dogon masks. More than eighty types of African masks are listed among the Dogon, the best known of which are the Kanaga, Sirigé, Satimbé, Walu. The Awa designates the masks, their costumes, and all the Dogons in the service of the masks. Some evoke animals, in reference to the rich cosmogony and mythology of African Dogon art. The "nyama", the mask's vital force, is activated by various rituals in order to develop the object's full magical potential. Matte patina of use, abraded geometric patterns, grainy residues. Desication cracks.
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