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DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE

DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE
DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE
DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE
DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE
DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE
DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE
DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE
DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE
DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE

DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE   DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE
TRIBALART BE - AFRICAN TRIBAL ART GALLERY - BELGIUM GALERIE DE LA LOUVE. The Dogon have a wide variety of masks 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.. This mask, as well as other objects, was harvested by Eliane PREVOST, a French ethnologist who stayed with the Dogons and wrote various books at the L'Harmattan Editions.

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). She writes about her two Kanaga masks. "The Kanaga mask (" earth, sky, human) is the most important. It represents the Amma God, creator of the universe, and symbolizes man in relation to the world. 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. MATERIAL : Wood, vegetal fibers, textile. DIMENSIONS : About 37 1/2 inches high (Wood). Guide de la Sagesse Africaine, Liliane Prevost, Barnabé Laye. Guide des croyances et symboles: Afrique : Bambara, Dogon, Peul. Isabel de Courtilles avec la contribution de Liliane Prevost, 2005. Dogon, Images et Traditions, par Huib Blom. The Tribal Arts of Africa, Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, Thames and Hudson, 1998. Introduction aux Arts d'Afrique Noire, Marie-Louise Bastin, Arts d'Afrique Noire, Arnouville, 1984 Pages 53 à 73. LES DOGON ONT UN GRAND NOMBRE DE MASQUES. PARMI EUX, LE MASQUE KANAGA, EN FORME DE CROIX DE LORRAINE, EST UTILSE DANS UNE DANSE DU MEME NOM QUI REJOUE LA CREATION DU MONDE EN FAISANT TOURNER LES POINTS CARDINAUX. LE MASQUE REPRESENTERAIT UN OISEAU EN VOL, UN INSECTE D'EAU QUI ACTIVE NOMMO, "GENIE DE L'EAU" OU ENCORE UN CHACAL MORT, IMPLORANT LE CRÉATEUR DE SES QUATRE PATTES..

CE MASQUE, AINSI QUE D'AUTRES OBJETS, A ETE RECOLTE PAR ELIANE PREVOST, ETHNOLOGUE FRANÇAISE AYANT SEJOURNE CHEZ LES DOGONS ET ECRIT DIFFERENTS OUVRAGES AUX EDITIONS L'HARMATTAN. LES PIECES SONT ACCOMPAGNEES D'UNE DOCUMENTATION QUI ATTESTE PAR DES PHOTOS ET DESCRIPTIONS DE L'ORIGINE DES OBJETS (UNE COPIE SERA REMISE À L'ACQUEREUR). ELLE ECRIT AU SUJET DE SES DEUX MASQUES KANAGA. "LE MASQUE KANAGA ("TERRE, CIEL, HUMAIN) EST LE PLUS IMPORTANT.

IL REPRESENTE LE DIEU AMMA, CREATEUR DE L'UNIVERS. ET SYMBOLISE L'HOMME PAR RAPPORT AU MONDE. CE MASQUE EST MAINTENU PAR DEUX PROCEDES : PAR UN "BATON DE BOUCHE" QUE LE PORTEUR SERRE DANS SA MACHOIRE, ET PAR UN BONNET EN FILET OU SONT FIXEES DES CORDELETTES QUI S'ATTACHENT AUTOUR DES REINS.

TOT OU TARD, L'INITIE DOIT PORTER LE MASQUE KANAGA ET SAVOIR DANSER AU RYTHME KANAGA-BOY, STRICTEMENT RESERVE A CE MASQUE. CES DEUX MASQUE RITUELS ONT DANSE DES DECENNIES. MATERIAU : Bois, fibres végétales, textile. DIMENSIONS : Hauteur 95 cm (Wood). The item "DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE" is in sale since Monday, November 25, 2019.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic\African\Masks". The seller is "galerie-de-la-louve-arts-premiers" and is located in La Louvière. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Tribe: Dogon
  • Material: Wood
  • Original/Reproduction: Original


DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE   DOGON Kanaga Mask from an ethnologist Mali African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE