Omono or Tana Wurum Bogoro Mask
Mask (Omono or Tana Wurum Bogoro)
Attribution follows a published museum catalogue or peer-reviewed scholarship. Object is held in a public collection under a published accession number.
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.
Catalogued by Cleveland Museum of Art as “Mask (Omono or Tana Wurum Bogoro)”, dated early 1900s. Harvested from the museum’s open-access record; every field below is copied from that record and none of it has been inferred.
Record
| People / culture | Dogon |
|---|---|
| Country | Mali |
| Common name | Mask (Omono or Tana Wurum Bogoro) |
| Materials | Wood and paint |
| Dimensions | Overall: 91.5 cm (36 in.) |
Provenance
Katherine C. White [1929-1980], Gates Mills, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–1975)
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1975–)
| Collection | Cleveland Museum of Art |
|---|---|
| Accession number | 1975.151 |
Source
https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.151
This record is a catalogue entry, not an appraisal, valuation or legal determination. Nothing here should be read as evidence that an object was lawfully acquired or exported.