More available / No more available! Satimbe mask 106 cm DOGON Mask Mali Provenance of a French ethnologist FB006
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AWESOME SATIMBE DOGON MASK
Among them, the Satimbe mask, or "Superior lady", or even "Sister of the masks". This one by its size and its sculpture is very rare. It is surmounted by a beautiful statuette of a young girl representing the first woman who was consecrated as a yasigine.
This remarkable mask is heavy, very delicate to wear, even for an experienced dancer. This mask has a sense of perfection in keeping with the myth of yasigine. It is an aesthetic emotion of creation.
The yasigine was the first woman to find the fibers and was given a cowrie belt and a long-handled gourd as her badge. Her birth must take place during the holidays or during the previous three months: she must be the daughter of yasigine (but will only obtain this title on her death), and, moreover, have been designated by the Council of Elders (actually detected by divination).
To be enthroned, the yasigine makes the offering of a bar of salt of a cubit, ten jars of beer, three baskets of sesame, three of tobacco, one of condiments. She must prepare the sesame oil for the rituals.
The ritual calabash of the yasigine is picked by his family at the time of the Sigui. She is the only woman who can approach the dancers and take part in the initiation parties.
ORIGIN:
This mask, as well as other objects, was collected by Eliane Prévost, a French ethnologist who stayed with the Dogon and wrote various books for Editions L'Harmattan.
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The parts are accompanied by documentation which attests by photos and descriptions of the origin of the objects (a copy will be given to the purchaser)
Features:
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- Guide to beliefs and symbols: Africa: Bambara, Dogon, Peul, Isabel de Courtilles with the contribution of Liliane Prevost, 2005
- Dogon, Images and Traditions, by Huib Blom
IMPRESSIVE DOGON SATIMBE MASK
Among them, the mask Satimbe, or "Lady Superior", or "Sister of the masks". This one is very rare, by its size and its sculptur. It is surmounted by a beautiful girl statuette depicting the first woman who was consecrated as "yasigine"
This remarkable mask is heavy, very delicate to wear, even for an experienced dancer. This mask has a sense of perfection in respect of the myth of yasigine. It is an aesthetic emotion of creation.
Yasigin was the first woman to find the fibers and received as insignia a cowrie belt and a long-handled calabash. Its birth must take place during the festivals or during the three preceding months: it must be the daughter of yasigine (but will obtain this title only at the death of this one), and, in addition, to have been designated by the Council of old men (actually detected by divination).
To be enthroned, yasigine makes the offering of a bar of salt, ten jars of beer, three baskets of sesame, three of tobacco, one of condiments. She must prepare the sesame oil for rituals.
The ritual calabash of yasigine is gathered by his family at the time of Sigui. She is the only woman who can approach the dancers and participate in the initiation festivities.
Click here to see the bibliography
The pieces are accompanied by documentation that certifies with photos and descriptions of the origin of the objects (a copy will be given to the purchaser)