Satimbe mask

On a rectangular head, similar to that of the mask Kanaga, stands the elevated silhouette of a woman with arms raised, folded by her elbows. These masks usually go beyond a meter. The woman represents the first woman who was consecrated as “Yasigine“ by Andouboulou. Yasigine is the woman of the Sigi and sister of the masks, and the only woman authorized to play an active role in the rites of the secret society of the “Awa“ the society of masks. To this society belong the Elders who have participated in two SigisIt takes place every sixty years. The second category of members are those who have participated in a single Sigi. According to Dogon mythology, Yasigine She would be the jackal's sister and it is she who would have brought the masks to men to perpetuate the Nyama, giving material support to this vital energy that exists in each of the men. For all these reasons the Yasigine has a dominant place in society and can take part in the drunkenness of the Sigi and approach mask bearers in funeral ceremonies and intervene in certain dances.

Geometric, rectangular face, crossed by two large rectangular and elongated grooves in which triangular eyes open, with blue polychromy, black and red alternating dark and npalid tones. The large female statue features an elongated belly with scarifications and generous conical breasts. Short legs, bent and long arms separated in the form of "V". the hands have no fingers, they are an extension of the arms. From the elbows and wrists hang large strands of fiber. Ringed ears.