Strap Kanaga Mask Dress

Dogon · Mali

Reference: VAR-30

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Height
5 cm
Material
Leather, cauris.

Strap that is part of the dress used by the dancers of the Kanaga mask. It is decorated with cauris and decorated with fringes at the…

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Strap that is part of the dress used by the dancers of the Kanaga mask. It is decorated with cauris and decorated with fringes at the ends. Very dark leather color, almost black.

Further technical information
Width
67 cm
Attributed period
Mid-century XX.

Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.

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Mali. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.

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