Masques Dogons

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
Traditional mask
gptkbp:associatedWith Dogon culture
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Mali
gptkbp:depicts Animals
Human figures
Mythical beings
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:Musée_du_quai_Branly
gptkb:The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
Musée National du Mali
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Masques Dogons
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Cubism
gptkb:Surrealism
Modern art
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Dogon_mythology
gptkbp:language Dogon languages
gptkbp:material wood
Pigments
Fibers
gptkbp:notableCollection Art collectors
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Kanaga_mask
gptkb:Satimbe_mask
gptkb:Sirige_mask
Omono mask
Walu mask
gptkbp:period Ancient to present
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkbp:purpose Communication with spirits
Social cohesion
Education of youth
Honoring the dead
gptkbp:region gptkb:Bandiagara_Escarpment
gptkbp:relatedTo Dogon cosmology
Dogon ancestor worship
Dogon funeral rites
gptkbp:studiedBy Anthropologists
Art historians
gptkbp:style African mask art
gptkbp:symbolizes gptkb:mythological_figure
Animals
Spirits
Ancestors
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Dogon cultural landscape
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Dogon_people
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Dama_ceremony
Rituals
Funeral ceremonies
gptkbp:wornBy Initiated men
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marcel_Griaule
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7