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DOGON, Mali. Wood, polychrome natural pigments. Kanaga" dance mask used by members of the Awa society, particularly during the Dama cult of the dead. Evoking the creator God Amma, it represents a stylized human face surmounted by a double-cross superstructure symbolizing the "Kommolo Tebu". Height: 112 cm. Width: 65 cm. Small accidents and missing parts.
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DOGON, Mali. Wood, polychrome natural pigments. Kanaga" dance mask used by members of the Awa society, particularly during the Dama cult of the dead. Evoking the creator God Amma, it represents a stylized human face surmounted by a double-cross superstructure symbolizing the "Kommolo Tebu". Height: 112 cm. Width: 65 cm. Small accidents and missing parts.
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