SOLD / SOLD! Kanaga DOGON Mask Mali Provenance of a French ethnologist FB005
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KANAGA DOGON MASK
The Dogon have a large number of masks
Among them, the Kanaga mask, in the shape of a cross of Lorraine, is used in a dance of the same name which replays the creation of the world by rotating the cardinal points.
Several other interpretations exist
The mask would represent a bird in flight, a water insect that activates Nommo, "water genius" or even a dead jackal, imploring the Creator with its four legs...
ORIGIN:
This mask, as well as other objects, was collected by Eliane Prévost, a French ethnologist who stayed with the Dogons and wrote various books for Editions L'Harmattan.
Click here to see the bibliography
The parts are accompanied by documentation which attests by photos and descriptions of the origin of the objects (a copy will be given to the purchaser)
She writes about her two Kanaga masks:
"The Kanaga ("earth, sky, human") mask is the most important. It represents the God Amma, creator of the universe, and symbolizes man in relation to the world.
This mask is maintained by two processes: by a "mouth stick" that the wearer squeezes in his jaw, and by a mesh cap where cords are attached which attach around the kidneys.
Sooner or later, the initiate must wear the Kanaga mask and know how to dance to the Kanaga-boy rhythm, strictly reserved for this mask.
These two ritual masks have danced for decades"
Features:
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- Guide to beliefs and symbols: Africa: Bambara, Dogon, Peul, Isabel de Courtilles with the contribution of Liliane Prevost, 2005
- Dogon, Images and Traditions, by Huib Blom
Dapper Museum https://www.dapper.fr/art/masque-kanaga/
DOGON KANAGA MASK
Among them, the Kanaga mask, in the form of a cross of Lorraine, is used in a dance of the same name which plays again the creation of the world by rotating the cardinal points
Several other interpretations exist
The mask would represent a bird in flight, an insect of water that activates Nommo, "genie of water" or a dead jackal, imploring the Creator with all four legs ...
Click here to see the bibliography
The pieces are accompanied by documentation that certifies with photos and descriptions of the origin of the objects (a copy will be given to the purchaser)
This mask is maintained by two processes: by a "stick of mouth" that the wearer tightens in his jaw, and by a net cap which are fixed cords that attach around the kidneys.
Sooner or later, the initiate must wear the Kanaga mask and know how to dance to the Kanaga-boy rhythm, strictly reserved for this mask
These two ritual masks have danced for decades"