Dogon Dama Dance Mask, Based
Product ID: A2300-168
$2,495.00
About this piece
Two square eyes, one long nose, and no interest in small talk.
Dogon carvers of Mali, West Africa, made this Dama dance mask in wood in the 20th century. Dama is a funerary ceremony in which masked dancers commonly help guide the spirits of the dead. This mask is tall and narrow, with a ridged crest, a long straight nose, and a small mouth carved in stacked bars. Two square eye openings pierce the face. The wood is pale, dry and weathered, with a chalky, abraded surface, mounted on a black stand.
About twenty-one inches tall. It will own the wall it hangs on.
