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Description
Dimensions: H:28.7" W:8.3" L:9.4" Weight: 4.2 lbs.
Dogon Tribe Mask
The Dogon people, an ethnic group in Mali, West Africa, are renowned for their intricate and symbolic masks. These masks play a significant role in their religious and cultural practices, often used in ceremonies, rituals, and celebrations. Dogon masks are typically carved from wood and adorned with various materials such as animal skins, fibers, beads, and metal pieces. They feature abstract or stylized human or animal faces, often with exaggerated features and intricate designs. The Dogon people believe that masks serve as mediators between the physical and spiritual realms, enabling communication with ancestors and supernatural beings. Therefore, the creation and use of masks are deeply intertwined with their religious and cultural practices.
About the Tribe
Dogon are an ethnic group from Mali's central plateau region that extends into Burkina Faso. They arrived in the area around the 14th century CE. The majority of them live in the rocky hills, mountains, and plateaus of the Bandiagara Escarpment. The Dogon people are shrouded in mystery due to their knowledge of astronomy that pre-dates modern technology by thousands of years. They have known information about the stars before telescopes were invented. According to them, the Sirius A, which is the brightest star in Earth’s night sky, had a much dimmer companion: Sirius B, which has a fifty-year elliptical orbit around the bright Sirius A and is extremely dense. The Dogon claim that their knowledge of astronomy involves contact with extraterrestrial life dating back to around 3,200 BC.
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