Face Mask with Female Figure (satimbe)
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Face Mask with Female Figure (satimbe) (early to mid-1900s). James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.169

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Dogon masks are worn at the end-of-mourning ceremonies called dama. The masks incarnate ancestors, which can be human, animal, or vegetal. The female figure with raised arms topping this example represents the mythical character Yasigine, who played a key role in the very first sigi celebration. Held every 60 years, the sigi ceremony commemorates the arrival of death.

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A tall, stylized wooden sculpture depicts a female figure with raised arms and a mask-like face, characteristic of West African tribal art.

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