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Description : Additional Information: , An abstract face mask surmounted by a standing female figure with upraised arms. This is a well-known Satimbe mask from the Dogon people  ,The use of masks with human figures and other superstructures on top is more common among the Dogon. The figure as well as the facial mask are quite impressive.The mask was extensively used and seems old. ,Satimbe represents Yasigi (or Yasigini, Yasiguini), the sister of the masks, the only woman admitted to the Awa male society. Satimbe represents Yasigini, the sister of the masks, the only woman admitted to the Awa male society. This traditional Satimbe Mask dances during the Dama funeral rites, during the Sigi ceremony organized every sixty years to celebrate the spirits of dead. Oral tradition of the Dogon tells us that they originated on the west bank of the Niger River about 1000 years ago. They moved west at some point, into parts of what is now Mossi territory in Burkina Faso, but chose to return east due to pressure to assimilate into the Mossi Kingdom. This time, around 1500, they found a place almost unreachable by invaders on horseback--the arid but imposing Bandiagara Cliffs. Here most of the Dogon have remained to this day, as one of Africa's most spiritual people. This is an wonderful  ,example of a Satimbe covered with encrusted patina. Its carving is unique and shows signs of much handling.  ,This mask a great example of its kind  ,and would stand out in any collection. ,See similar examples  ,in  ,L'ART DU PAYS DOGON DANS LES COLLECTIONS DU MUSEE DE L'HOMME. Kate Ezra, Art of the Dogon. Selection from the Lester Wunderman Collection. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1988 Jean Laude, AFRICAN ART OF THE DOGON. The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers, 1973  ,
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