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Mask: Antelope or Rhinoceros (Gomintogo)

Date:
19th–20th century
Geography:
Mali
Culture:
Dogon peoples
Medium:
Wood, pigment
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 29 x 9 1/8 x 14 1/2in. (73.7 x 23.2 x 36.8cm)
Classification:
Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:
Gift of Lester Wunderman, 1977
Accession Number:
1977.394.40
Not on view
[Antiques International, until 1971]; Lester Wunderman, New York, 1971–1977

Calame-Griaule, Geneviève. Dictionnaire Dogon, Dialecte t̳òr̳o: langue et civilisation. Langues et littératures de l'Afrique noire, Vol. vol. 4. Paris: Librairie C. Klincksieck, 1968.

Laude, Jean. African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers. New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1973, no. 101.

African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art. New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Oct. 11, 1974.

Celebration: A World of Art and Ritual. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982–1983.

Timelines
Western and Central Sudan, 1800-1900 A.D.
Western and Central Sudan, 1900 A.D.-present

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (12,047)
Dogon (159)
Ceremonial masks (540)
Costume (42,350)
Masks (876)
Sculpture (25,878)
Africa (34,929)
Mali (397)
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