id:			148152
accession number:	1975.151
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.151
updated:		2022-06-08 09:01:06.298000

Mask (Omono or Tana Wurum Bogoro), early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon-style blacksmith-carver. Wood and paint; overall: 91.5 cm (36 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1975.151

title:				Mask (Omono or Tana Wurum Bogoro)
title in original language:	
series:				
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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
copyright:			

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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon-style blacksmith-carver
technique:	Wood and paint
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Mask
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 91.5 cm (36 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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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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PROVENANCE

	Katherine C. White [1929-1980], Gates Mills, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1975
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1975–
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fun fact: 


digital description: 
Dogon masks can be interpreted on two fundamentally different levels: “front speech” (<em>giri so</em>) reflects an early stage of knowledge and consists of a tale that is intended to arouse curiosity; and “speech of the world” (<em>aduno so</em>) refers to Dogon cosmogony, reserved for highly instructed men and women. Masked dances have recently been organized in Dogon regions for tourists and dignitaries.

wall description: 
Dogon masks can be interpreted on two fundamentally different levels: “front speech” (<em>giri so</em>) reflects an early stage of knowledge and consists of a tale that is intended to arouse curiosity; and “speech of the world” (<em>aduno so</em>) 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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RELATED WORKS

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IMAGES

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