id:			148152
accession number:	1975.151
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.151
updated:		2020-10-08 09:01:06.792000

Face Mask, early 1900s. Western Sudan. Mali, Dogon, early 20th century. Wood and paint; overall: 91.5 cm (36 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1975.151

title:				Face Mask
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creation date:			early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1940
current location:		108A Sub-Saharan
creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture:	Western Sudan. Mali, Dogon, early 20th century
technique:	Wood and paint
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Mask
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measurements: Overall: 91.5 cm (36 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 2, repr.<br>CMA 1973: "Year in Review 1975," CMA Bulletin LXIII (Feb., 1976), p. 66, no. 35, repr. p. 64

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wall 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.
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