Dogon
House Mask (Sirige)
Dogon, 1900-1966
Scroll
Dogon
House Mask (Sirige)
Dogon, 1900-1966
Physical Qualities
Wood, iron, string and polychrome, 429 x 22 x 15.5 cm. (168 7/8 x 8 11/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Clayton Davis, Alexandria, Virginia
Object Number
1998.595
Multistory house mask (Sirige) in the form of a rectangular face surmounted by a tall narrow plank with ten stories indicated by slats; rectangular eyes and mouth; iron hook on top of head.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1998; bought by father, Allen Davis, from a dealer in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in 1969-1970, and shipped to Baltimore in 1971.
BMA, 'New on View,' June 19-Oct. 6, 2002.
