Mask (Omono or Tana Wurum Bogoro)
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Mask (Omono or Tana Wurum Bogoro) (early 1900s). Gift of Katherine C. White Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.151

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Dogon masks can be interpreted on two fundamentally different levels: “front speech” ( giri so ) reflects an early stage of knowledge and consists of a tale that is intended to arouse curiosity; and “speech of the world” ( aduno so ) refers to Dogon cosmogony, reserved for highly instructed men and women. Masked dances have recently been organized in Dogon regions for tourists and dignitaries. The character of omono is a rare one among the 80 or so that appear in Dogon masquerades.

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A weathered, tall wooden statue depicts a stylized human figure with a rectangular face and elongated body, characteristic of ancient Egyptian funerary art.

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