Detail View: The AMICA Library: Monkey Mask (omono)
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1975.151
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African; Sahelese; Mali; Dogon
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Africa, Mali, Dogon, Ireli area, 20th Century
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Title:
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Monkey Mask (omono)
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1940s
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Creation Start Date:
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1940
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Creation End Date:
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1949
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Materials and Techniques:
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wood and pigment
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Creation Place:
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Africa, Mali, Ireli area
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 91.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1975.151
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Katherine C. White
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Rights:
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Context:
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The omono (white-bellied monkey) mask is rare in the eighty or more characters portrayed in Dogon masks. It dances to a fast drum rhythm, hopping and crossing one leg in front of the other. For the Dogon, the monkey is a metaphor for improper human behaviors---gluttony, thievery, and laziness---which are satirized in the masked dance performance.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1975.151.TIF
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