Dogon people, Dama ancestral mask, Mali, the oval face with incised eyes and carved with an elongated nose and geometric decoration, height 28 cm together with a custom stand, total height 52 cm (including stand)
A Dogon Granary door, Mali, used as a door for millet storehouses. Carved from a single piece of heavy wood. With high relief decorations. Length 155 cm, width 47 cm, depth 4 cm
Dogon figures, Mali, These figures are associated with the ancestor cult. Once carved, they are placed on altars and left there to age. These skillfully carved figures have elongated torsos and arms, and have slightly bent knees. The maternal figure's…
A Dogon Bede headdress, Mali, intricately woven with plant fibres that have been coloured brown and red. This mask is a Dogon representation of a Fulbe woman as indicated by the crest hair-style with plastic beads. The face and back of the headdress is…
A Dogon mask, Mali. Depicting an antelope. Kanaga masks are worn at dama rituals that are performed to usher the spirits of dead from the village. This mask has a rectangular form head carved from wood. A slender long arrow shaped nose and projecting…
A carved African Dogon wooden panelled door, carved in high relief with stylised figures and bordered by serrated bands, the carving incorporating an integral sliding lock. 42.5 cm x 320 excluding hinges
The Last great mask - Sigi plank-like mask with made once every 60 years on the occasion of the 'Sigui' as a replacement for the previous, these great masks and represent the first ancestor who died in the form of a serpent (Lebe) the Dogon who follow the…
Superb Dogon mask the rectangular, pierced eyes flank a raised, elongated nose; a tapering curved projection forms the body of the face; circular G-shaped ears and an ovoid shaped head. Mali. Length 31 cm. Width 14 cm