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Mali: Heavy Rare & Very Old Tribal African Dogon Mask.

Mali: Heavy Rare & Very Old Tribal African Dogon Mask. Masks photo   Category : Ethnographic > African > Masks
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Uploaded by kalinich on Jan 3, 2016
        
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Category : Ethnographic > African > MasksItem Id: 146945
Maker: Dogon peopleOriginal/Reproduction: Original
Material: WoodType: mask
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Height60 cm
Dogon sculpture recreates the hermaphroditic silhouettes of the Tellem, featuring raised arms and a thick patina made of blood and millet beer
The Dogon continue an ancient masquerading tradition, which commemorates the origin of death
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