Examines the ceremonies and rituals surrounding the Kanaga mask. Shows the ritual of carving the mask and presents parts of the ceremony in which the mask is used to release the spirit of a dead man.
"Le masque Kanaga est très utilisé dans les rituels sacrés du peuple Dogon, au Mali. Sculpter ce masque est aussi important que le rituel des cérémonies où le masque est utilisé. Le sculpteur, un forgeron, trouve le bon arbre, et, dans une grotte secrète en dehors du village, il façonne le masque avec des gestes qui répètent le mouvement des danseurs qui le portent. Quand un danseur porte le masque Kanaga, il devient symboliquement le créateur. Il touche le sol avec son masque et dirige une âme vers le ciel. Bien que ces danses soient souvent effectuées pour le public, les Dogon ont gardé le respect et la peur de la puissance de ce masque."
"In a secluded cave outside a village in the Republic of Mali, West Africa, a Kanaga ritual mask is shaped by the carver, whose gestures repeat the movements of the dancers who wear the masks. The Dogon, who fear, respect, and depend on the power of the mask, perform a ritual dance to release a dead man's spirit. E. Elisofon and T.D. Blakeley."
"The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used."
"Examines the ceremonies and rituals surrounding the Kanaga mask. Shows the ritual of carving the mask and presents parts of the ceremony in which the mask is used to release the spirit of a dead man."@en
"The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used."@en
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