Rabbit Mask

Dogon people, Mali, mid 20th c.

Carved wood with pigments

21” h x 7.25” w x 6.25” d (53.34 x 18.42 x 15.88)

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Masks of this type were used for Dama, a final ceremony for an important Dogon elder. Dancers would mimic the gait of a hopping rabbit.

 
 
 
 

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