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Mask (Omono or Tana Wurum Bogoro)

Mask (Omono or Tana Wurum Bogoro)

early 1900s
Wood and paint
Overall: 91.5 cm (36 in.)
Gift of Katherine C. White 1975.151
Location: 108A Sub-Saharan

Description

Dogon masks can be interpreted on two fundamentally different levels: “front speech” (giri so) reflects an early stage of knowledge and consists of a tale that is intended to arouse curiosity; and “speech of the world” (aduno so) refers to Dogon cosmogony, reserved for highly instructed men and women. Masked dances have recently been organized in Dogon regions for tourists and dignitaries.
  • ?–1975
    Katherine C. White [1929-1980], Gates Mills, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1975–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • CMA 1973: "Year in Review 1975," CMA Bulletin LXIII (Feb., 1976), p. 66, no. 35, repr. p. 64
    CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 2, repr.
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